
Software QA Engineer
Veracyte, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $88,000 - $97,500 per year
Tech Stack
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