Senior Software Quality Specialist

Adobe

Senior Software Quality Engineer leading quality efforts for Premiere Pro. Collaborating with teams to ensure best customer experience and developing automated test frameworks.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,500 - $252,450 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead quality efforts for our flagship creative app in the role of a Senior Software Quality Engineer on the Projects & Collaboration team for Premiere Pro.
Help define what outstanding work means.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to spot problems early, develop reliable test frameworks, and ensure customers have the best experience possible.
Compose, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for Mac and Windows native applications using C++ and/or TypeScript.
Define and drive quality strategies across multiple product teams, influencing engineering culture and guidelines.
Collaborate with senior engineers alongside product managers to detect risk areas early and develop test plans that ensure detailed coverage.
Own end-to-end quality for complex desktop features, from functional validation to performance and stress testing.
Identify, reproduce, and triage bugs with precision — working across codebases to pinpoint root causes and advocate for permanent fixes.
Champion quality initiatives across the organization, driving continuous improvement in tooling, test infrastructure, and release processes.
Mentor junior QE team members and lead by example in building a quality-first engineering approach.

Requirements

What you’ll need

More than 10 years of experience working in software testing or as a software engineer in test
Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills; full-stack or automation scripting experience is a plus
Verified expertise in developing and maintaining comprehensive automated test environments for Mac and/or Windows desktop applications
Sharp analytical instincts — you can isolate intermittent failures, identify patterns in noisy data, and communicate findings clearly
Experience with performance testing, memory profiling, and debugging tools on desktop platforms
Hands-on editing experience with After Effects and Premiere Pro
Working experience with AI assistant tooling such as Claude, Copilot, and/or ChatGPT
Passion for quality as an engineering field — not just finding bugs, but preventing them
Collaborative approach: comfortable working across teams, asking hard questions, and giving direct feedback
Desire to stay curious and keep learning as tools, platforms, and user expectations evolve.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

Automated TestingC++ ProgrammingTest Suite MaintenancePerformance TestingMemory ProfilingDebugging ToolsTest Plan DevelopmentRisk AssessmentQuality Strategy DefinitionSoftware Testing

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingClear CommunicationCuriosity and Continuous LearningCollaborative ApproachDirect Feedback