What Principal QA Jobs Ask For
Across 36 open Principal QA postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, ai, ci-cd.
Updated November 1, 2026
38 open Principal QA postings. The percentages below are measured over the 36 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 92% |
| ai | 72% |
| ci-cd | 69% |
| jenkins | 69% |
| cloud | 67% |
| java | 67% |
| api | 64% |
| gitlab | 64% |
| azure | 61% |
| azure-devops | 61% |
| devops | 61% |
| javascript | 61% |
| postman | 61% |
| selenium | 61% |
| playwright | 58% |
| typescript | 58% |
| generative-ai | 50% |
| groovy | 47% |
| automation | 42% |
| test-automation | 36% |
| csharp | 17% |
| docker | 17% |
| xml | 17% |
| cpp | 14% |
| jira | 14% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 38 open Principal QA jobs →
Across all QA levels
Most QA postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- automation 1,560
- api 1,361
- ci-cd 1,224
- test-automation 1,176
- python 1,131
- jira 1,084
- ai 1,065
- sql 1,008
- agile 980
- postman 901
- selenium 869
- playwright 821