
Senior SDET
Abbott
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Alameda • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $200,000 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
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software testingautomation testingautomation frameworksPythonAppiumSeleniumRobotunit testingintegration testingUI testing
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationtechnical leadershipdocumentation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree