Senior SDET

Dassault Systèmes; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes brand, is seeking a Software Developer in Test (SDET) to raise product quality across a cloud-based PaaS. You will build resilient UI/API tests, integrate AI-assisted tooling, and drive test coverage within CI/CD pipelines.

Collaboration with developers and business analysts is essential, with a strong focus on architecture and testability. The role reports to the Coder+ Testing team and requires 4–8 years of experience, plus a degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Responsibilities

• Implement Context-Driven Testing and Session-Based Test Management.
• Translate user stories into tests.
• Improve CI/CD test coverage and prioritize automation gaps.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts to improve testability.
• Adopt modern test practices and new tooling across the team.
• Leverage AI tooling while maintaining rigorous code review and architecture.

Skills

Agile experience

AI-assisted coding

REST API testing

UI automation

Technical communication

Life sciences domain

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

GitHub Actions

Job description

Location: This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company:
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team:
As a Software Developer in Test (SDET) at Medidata, you will raise the standard of product quality across our cloud-based, full solutions-oriented PaaS environment while tackling high-impact, challenging engineering problems. Over your first 6 to 12 months, you will directly drive product reliability by integrating resilient UI/API acceptance tests to close automation gaps in our CI/CD pipelines, embedding Context-Driven Testing and Session-Based Test Management into daily sprint planning, and leveraging modern AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot to accelerate test creation without compromising architectural integrity. This role will report on the Coder+ Testing team.

• Implement Context-Driven Testing and Session-Based Test Management to evaluate risks and test effectiveness.
• Translate user stories/requirements into comprehensive tests.
• Identify tasks, dependencies, and risks during backlog grooming and planning, providing reasonable test estimates and feedback on priorities.
• Investigate, diagnose, and address technical issues and product risks based on impact assessments.
• Understand and proactively apply modern test design principles to increase overall test effectiveness.
  
• Utilize and enhance automation frameworks to create resilient test scripts across different layers (e.g., UI and API Acceptance Tests).
• Identify gaps in the current automation suite and help prioritize them into the team backlog.
• Assist with effective test reporting and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure CI/CD pipelines have thorough test coverage.
• Contribute to the continuous evaluation of new testing tools, techniques, and strategies.
• We leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate development, but we require a strong software engineering foundation. You must have the coding aptitude to effectively prompt the AI, rigorously review its output, and confidently own the final architecture.
• Collaborate closely with developers and business analysts to provide constructive feedback on software design and testability.
• Drive the adoption of modern test practices, process improvements, and new initiatives across the team.
• Share product knowledge, present ideas to other teams, and foster an inclusive, collaborative environment.
• Support team members, represent Medidata at external industry forums, and occasionally participate in the hiring process.
• Preferred Modern Tooling
  • Experience building and managing CICD pipelines (Github Actions)
  • We encourage the use of AI tools (like GitHub Copilot), but you must possess the core engineering skills to critically review, debug, refactor and refine the generated code.

Qualifications & Skills:

Education & Experience

• 4 to 8 years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Required Experience & Skills

• Ability to clearly articulate technical issues and present ideas effectively to cross-functional teams.
• Experience leveraging AI to supplement coding, testing, and automation workflows.
• Previous experience in the clinical or life sciences industry is a strong asset.
• Deep intellectual curiosity and a drive to independently work through complex technical issues.
• Strong Agile experience and comfortable collaborating with offshore team
• Experience building and managing CICD pipelines
• Required Proven ability to validate and troubleshoot REST APIs using a variety of approaches.
• Required Experience in UI automation testing.
  
• Preferred Modern Tooling
  • Experience building and managing CICD pipelines (Github Actions)
  • We encourage the use of AI tools (like GitHub Copilot), but you must possess the core engineering skills to critically review, debug, refactor and refine the generated code.

Professional Skills

• Agile Environment: Strong Agile experience and comfortable collaborating with offshore team members.
• Problem Solving: Deep intellectual curiosity and a drive to independently work through complex technical issues.
• Communication: Ability to clearly articulate technical issues and present ideas effectively to cross-functional teams.
• Bonus: Previous experience in the clinical or life sciences industry is a strong asset.

As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $96,000-128,000

• The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is $85,500-114,000.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, family leave, flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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Inclusion statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.

Salary Pay Transparency

Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected compensation range will be between $96000 and $128000, representing the base salary (or annualized salary based on estimated hourly compensation) and target bonus.

MEDIDATA generates the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes.

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