Senior Principal Engineer – Python and Release Management, QA Infrastructure

Metsi Technologies

full-time

Posted on: 9/26/2025

Location Type: Office

Location: Hopkinton • Massachusetts, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $170,000 - $220,000 per year

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About the role

Drive the design, development, and governance of our Python ecosystem and release management processes
Define and implement release management strategies for QA infrastructure and internal Python libraries
Build, package, and publish Python libraries to internal repositories (Artifactory, Nexus, PyPI)
Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines from scratch (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Tekton)
Manage containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable QA execution
Set release standards, enforce quality gates, and enable large-scale automation that accelerates development
Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and development teams to align packaging and release practices with business needs

Deep expertise in Python packaging (setuptools, Poetry, wheels, pyproject.toml)
Proven experience in release management (versioning, tagging, release notes, rollback strategies)
Strong hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration for test environments
8–10+ years in software engineering, DevOps, or QA infrastructure roles with leadership responsibility
Background in large-scale test automation infrastructure (Desirable)
Strong communication and mentorship skills; proven ability to influence technical direction across teams (Desirable)

Benefits

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