Senior Software Engineer in Test: Automation & CI/CD

Illumina

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 129,000 - 194,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Illumina in the United States is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in Test to lead automation and verification across instrument software subsystems. You will develop automated tests, test environments, and CI/CD workflows, integrating software with hardware in NGS platforms.

The role emphasizes collaboration, design input, and mentoring peers to mature quality practices while ensuring release-ready software delivery.

Qualifications

Proven expertise with testing frameworks such as MSTest, Mocha, Jest, Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
Experience with multiple programming languages/environments (e.g., C#/.NET, JavaScript, Python).
Experience developing automation tools and test infrastructure using Shell Scripting (Bash/Linux environments) is highly desirable.
Experience with AWS infrastructure is a plus.

Responsibilities

Integration & Test Strategy: Contribute to and help refine the software integration and verification strategy across a set of software components and subsystems, providing input to product-level integration approaches.
System Design: Create test and integration design proposals at the subsystem level. Evaluate system design in the context of the integration strategy, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and collaborate with Architects and other technical leaders on continuous improvement.
Development and Testing: Develop automated test suits, test environments, and automation infrastructure, with guidance as needed on more complex or cross-subsystem work. Develop tools and services that support the integration and testing process. Investigate and diagnose issues.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate and communicate with multiple functions across the organization. Support integration planning with program leads, and identify and communicate integration risks within your area of responsibility and at critical interfaces to other teams.
Monitor and Measure Success: Track development progress within your area of responsibility, elevate risks, and propose improvements to software integration and verification processes.
Mentorship: Mentor supporting engineers on technical skills in test automation and integration; collaborate with functional managers to share performance-related feedback where relevant.