Veracyte, Inc.

Software QA Engineer

Veracyte, Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $88,000 - $97,500 per year

About the role

  • Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for complex software systems
  • Perform functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing across web, backend, and platform components
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to review requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria with a quality‑first mindset
  • Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution, ensuring clear and actionable communication
  • Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives to continuously improve quality outcomes
  • Support software releases by validating readiness and assessing risk
  • Apply risk‑based thinking to testing activities and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Champion quality best practices and help evolve team standards, tools, and processes
  • Work effectively in a distributed environment while maintaining strong communication and accountability

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ yrs experience in software quality assurance, software testing, ideally LIMS and/or Salesforce
  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and current QA methodologies
  • Hands‑on experience designing and executing test cases and documenting test results
  • Experience using defect tracking and test management tools
  • Familiarity with agile development environments and cross‑functional collaboration
  • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and written and verbal communication skills
  • Exposure and understanding of regulated environments e.g. GxP, GLP, GCP, CLIA, CAP, and data integrity frameworks.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Pay transparency
  • Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives
  • Restricted stock units
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
test planstest casestest strategiesfunctional testingregression testingexploratory testingintegration testingrisk-based thinkingroot cause analysissoftware quality assurance
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingaccountabilityquality-first mindsetcontinuous improvementprioritizationdocumentationteam standards