Abbott · 2 hours ago
Staff Software Test Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $228K/yr
8+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. This role involves leading and executing software verification for cloud-based web and mobile applications within a regulated medical device environment, ensuring quality and compliance throughout the development lifecycle.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead and execute end‑to‑end software verification for cloud‑based web and mobile applications within a regulated medical device environment, ensuring quality and compliance throughout the development lifecycle
Develop, maintain, and continuously refine verification plans, protocols, and reports in alignment with FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and other applicable standards to support regulatory audits and submissions
Partner closely with product owners, architects, and developers to ensure requirements are fully testable, traceable, and aligned with verification strategies
Support and contribute to risk management activities, including risk analysis, defect triage, impact assessment, and root‑cause investigations
Participate in design reviews and provide verification‑centric input, ensuring design artifacts meet regulatory and quality expectations
Champion continuous improvement by optimizing verification workflows, automation coverage, tooling, and metrics to increase efficiency and reliability
Design and implement robust automated and manual test strategies across functional, integration, system, and regression testing, emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and alignment with DevOps practices
Architect, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and pipelines, integrating automated tests into CI/CD ecosystems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines) to enable rapid, consistent, and reliable software delivery
Mentor and guide junior verification engineers, fostering technical growth, best practices in automation, and strong engineering discipline across the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field
8+ years of experience in software verification and quality engineering, with strong emphasis on automation-first testing strategies
Extensive hands-on experience designing and developing scalable automation frameworks (PyTest, Jest, Playwright, REST Assured) and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines
Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python, JavaScript, TypeScript) with the ability to build reusable automation utilities and tooling
Deep experience with modern CI/CD ecosystems, including GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines, enabling fully automated build, test, and deployment workflows
Working knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker, supporting environment parity for automated testing in ephemeral environments
Experience with log aggregation and monitoring tools, including Graylog and Datadog, to enable automated observability and troubleshooting within pipelines
Exceptional analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional DevOps and engineering teams
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science
Experience with cloud-native technologies, and strong knowledge of SDLC, quality assurance, and data compliance standards such as HIPAA and GDPR
Familiarity with system integration and end-to-end testing in complex environments
Experience with cloud-native architectures and microservices testing
Background in healthcare or other regulated industries is a strong plus
Benefits
Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement
The Freedom 2 Save student debt program
FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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