Senior SDET

Medidata Solutions, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life and disability保险

401(k) matching

Family leave

Flexible paid time off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Medidata is seeking a Software Developer in Test (SDET) to raise product quality across our cloud-based PaaS environment. You will drive reliability by integrating UI/API acceptance tests into CI/CD pipelines, applying Context-Driven Testing, and using AI tooling to accelerate test creation without compromising architecture.

As a member of the Coder+ Testing team, you will collaborate with developers and analysts to improve test design, expand automation coverage, and participate in hiring

Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Ability to clearly articulate technical issues 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.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy and execute risk-based testing.
• Translate user stories into comprehensive tests.
• Identify tasks and risks during backlog grooming and planning with test estimates.
• Investigate and address technical issues and product risks.
• Collaborate with developers and analysts to improve testability and design.

Skills

UI automation

REST APIs testing

CI/CD pipelines

Playwright

Cucumber

Agile experience

AI-assisted coding

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a related field

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 Systemes 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.

Responsibilities:

Test Strategy & Execution

• 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.

Automation & Engineering

• 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.

Collaboration & Leadership

• 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.

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.

Technical Competencies

• Highly preferred Core Stack Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Playwright, and Cucumber
• 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 is 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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.

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.