Principal Software Engineer – Quality & Automation

✈️ About AirNxt

AirNxt is building the next generation of AI-powered MRO software to transform aviation maintenance, operations, and management. Our platform is designed to be intuitive, scalable, and high-performance, simplifying complex workflows and enhancing efficiency across the aviation industry.

As we scale, we’re looking for passionate professionals who thrive in agile environments and are eager to solve real-world aviation challenges using cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Location: Egypt
Type: Full-time
Team: Platform Delivery & Engineering
Reports to: Senior Tech Lead – Platform Delivery & Architecture

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You’ll lead the charge in building AirNxt’s automated quality engine while contributing directly to the product codebase. Your mission: design and maintain robust testing frameworks, drive automation across backend and frontend, and actively code production features when needed.

This role blends technical leadership in quality with hands-on development — you’ll not only test the system, but shape it. At AirNxt, we don’t separate testing from engineering — we elevate both.

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• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks (API, UI, integration, E2E)

• Take ownership of select product user stories — contribute production-level Node.js and React code when needed

• Implement test pipelines tightly integrated with CI/CD workflows (GCP)

• Write, maintain, and refactor unit, integration, system, and E2E test suites

• Lead test architecture and quality design conversations across pods

• Drive a quality-first mindset while enabling fast, iterative development

• Monitor and improve product quality metrics (coverage, flakiness, time-to-detect, etc.)

• Collaborate with product and engineering to ensure features are testable and production-ready

• Help shape testing strategy across microservices, infrastructure, and UI modules

• Guide teammates on writing testable code and contributing to shared quality tooling

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• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Deep hands-on experience with test frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Playwright, Cypress, Robot, etc.)

• Ability to switch between feature delivery and framework development as needed

• Experience in writing and maintaining production-grade Node.js and React code

• Familiarity with microservice environments and mocking complex systems

• CI/CD experience (Cloud Build, Docker-based test environments)

• Confidence in system design conversations, performance tuning, and debugging

• Strong communication and mentorship skills

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• Core tech: React, Node.js, GCP (Pub/Sub, Firestore, Load Balancer)

• QA Tech: Cypress, Playwright, Jest, Mocha (and evolving custom frameworks)

• DevOps: Docker, GKE

• Coverage scope: APIs, microservices, UI workflows, audit trails, operational logic

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• You lead by example — in code, in feedback, in delivery

• You balance quality with pragmatism and speed

• You enjoy writing clean, testable code — and teaching others to do the same

• You see testing as an enabler of innovation, not a blocker

• You care about shippable software, not just passing tests

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• Frameworks are integrated and tests run with every deploy

• Backend and UI features have baseline test coverage

• You’ve delivered at least one feature end-to-end (not just test code)

• Test strategy is documented and adopted across pods

• Flaky tests, regressions, and blind spots are identified and addressed

🔗 How to Apply

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application directly through Ashby. If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected].

🌍 AirNxt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on gender, race, disability, or any other protected status. We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive team.

🚀 Join us and be part of shaping the future of aviation technology!