Senior Quality Engineer

Veeva Systems, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Retirement programs

1% charitable giving

Job summary

Veeva Systems, Inc. is hiring Senior Quality Engineers to join our QA and Release Engineering team, focusing on functional and automated testing across life sciences products. You will work in an agile environment to ensure high-quality releases and customer success.

The role involves mentoring junior SQAs, collaborating with engineers and product managers, and developing deep product knowledge to improve regression coverage. We offer a Work Anywhere policy and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development and/or test automation.
• Experience with black box and automated testing in fast release cycles.
• Experience writing and automating test cases covering boundary, negative, compatibility and concurrency tests.
• Working knowledge of SQL database queries.
• Strong Unix/Linux command line skills for log analysis.
• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coding in Java and/or mobile languages.

Responsibilities

• Work in an agile, small team focused on speed and quality.
• Create test plans, test cases/scripts, and bug reports.
• Mentor junior SQAs in QA methodologies and skills.
• Collaborate with the automation group to improve regression coverage.
• Develop deep product expertise and contribute to QA strategy.
• Conduct QA tests and verify outcomes within timelines.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers and other QA testers in an Agile team environment.

Skills

Java

Test automation

API testing

SQL

Unix/Linux

QA methodologies

Communication

Automation scripting

Tools

Postman

Jira

Confluence

Selenium

Cucumber

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

We're hiring Senior Quality Engineers to work at Veeva, working on various products in the Life Sciences industry encompassing the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.

As part of our Quality Assurance and Release Engineering team, you'll be responsible for functional and automation testing of software, ensuring customer success with every release.

What You'll Do

• Ability to work in an agile, small team environment with a focus on speed and quality
• Create testing-related documentation, including test plans, test cases/scripts, and bug reports assessing quality and associated risk
• Mentor junior SQAs in QA methodologies and skills
• Work closely with the automation group to automate features for better regression coverage
• Develop deep expertise in the product
• Conduct QA tests and verify outcomes within schedules/timelines
• Work with software engineers, product managers, and other QA testers in an Agile team environment

Requirements

• 7+ years relevant work experience, including software development and/or software test automation
• Understanding of Software QA methodologies, tools, and approaches (black box and/or automated testing) in a software company with short release cycles
• Experience in writing test cases and automating them, covering both sanity and in-depth testing including and not limited to boundary, negative, compatibility, and concurrency tests
• Working knowledge and experience in SQL database queries
• Strong expertise with Unix/Linux command line for log analysis
• Strong expertise with API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience coding in Java AND/OR mobile languages

Nice to Have

• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Atlassian products like Jira, Confluence
• Experience authoring automated tests in standard functional test automation frameworks. e.g., Cucumber/Selenium/TestNg
• Knowledge of modern best practices for software development
• Experience in a SaaS environment that has an agile development process is a huge plus
• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in the Health Sciences and Life Sciences industry
• Experience in Mobile Testing and Automation – Appium, XCUI, Espresso, KIF
• Experience in Mobile Apps Development (Android/iOS)

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $75,000 - $150,000 CAD
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].