Abbott

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Abbott

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $86,700 - $173,300 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Complete software testing activities for user stories within the Agile SDLC by writing automated tests and contributing directly to automation coverage
  • Review deliverables/activities identified in test plans for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and compliance
  • Write additional automated tests as needed to ensure full coverage for every release
  • Develop and Optimize Automation Scripts and Frameworks: Design, code, and maintain automation scripts and frameworks using Python (or another modern programming language)
  • Work with automation tools such as Appium, Selenium, and Robot
  • Spend the majority of your day writing code and building scalable automation solutions
  • Automation of Testing Processes: Build automated frameworks for unit, integration, UI, and mobile testing
  • Perform exploratory testing only as needed to inform automation
  • Create test datasets and execute automated test suites to ensure high-quality releases
  • Automation Solutions Customization: Adapt automation frameworks to meet regulatory and product-specific requirements in the medical industry
  • Maintenance and Enhancement of Automated Systems: Continuously improve automation frameworks and test suites
  • Identify and implement opportunities to replace manual testing with automation
  • Collaboration and Technical Leadership: Work closely with developers and QA team members to integrate automation into the development lifecycle
  • Provide technical guidance when needed, but this is not a lead or managerial role
  • Technical Documentation and System Documentation: Produce clear, concise documentation for automated tests, frameworks, and processes
  • Ensure documentation meets regulatory and compliance requirements

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a scientific, technical, or engineering discipline
  • 5+ years’ experience in Software Testing and/or Software Quality Assurance
  • 5+ years’ experience working as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with recent, hands-on automation coding
  • 4–6 years of hands-on coding experience in Python (or similar modern programming language)
  • Must be technically strong and have experience testing mobile applications
  • Must have UI or API automation experience; mobile automation with Appium is a major plus
  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
Benefits
  • free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
  • excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • tuition reimbursement
  • Freedom 2 Save student debt program
  • FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
  • recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries
  • named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
  • recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
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Hard Skills & Tools
automated testingautomation frameworksPythonunit testingintegration testingUI testingmobile testingAPI automationautomation codingsoftware quality assurance
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationtechnical leadershipdocumentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in scientific, technical, or engineering discipline