Senior Software Test Engineer

Abbott; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to lead verification and validation across cloud and mobile platforms in a regulated medical device environment at our Alameda, CA site. The role focuses on ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and scalable delivery across teams.

You will develop verification strategies, design test plans and cases, and drive automation and CI/CD integrations to improve efficiency and coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software verification and quality engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in medical device software development under FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304.
• Strong expertise in medical device V&V, including defect management and requirements traceability.
• Experience identifying and implementing test automation opportunities across mobile, web, API, or similar platforms.
• Experience with modern CI/CD ecosystems (GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Harness).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute end-to-end software verification for cloud services, mobile applications, and connected devices.
• Translate product and technical requirements into verification strategies, test plans, test cases, and execution plans.
• Develop, maintain, and improve verification plans, protocols, and reports in line with FDA 21 CFR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304.
• Partner with product managers, architects, developers, and quality teams to ensure testability and traceability of requirements.
• Support risk management activities, including risk analysis, defect triage, impact assessments, and root-cause investigations.
• Participate in design reviews and verify design inputs and outputs meet regulatory and quality expectations.
• Design and implement scalable manual and automated testing strategies across functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Contribute to and evolve test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines; embed quality into delivery workflows.
• Drive continuous improvement across verification processes, tools, metrics, and automation coverage.
• Mentor and guide junior test engineers, promoting engineering discipline and regulatory excellence.

Skills

Software verification

Quality engineering

Test automation

CI/CD

Regulatory compliance

Documentation

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Harness

Playwright

Jest

REST Assured

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

At Lingo, we're building a groundbreaking health platform that combines continuous biosensor data, real-time analytics, and personalized insights to help people live fuller, longer, and healthier lives. Our systems ingest millions of sensor readings daily, powering experiences for consumers and partners worldwide, with the reliability and scalability of cloud-native, enterprise-grade platforms.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This Senior Software Test Engineer position works onsite in our Alameda, CA location for Lingo.

We are seeking a Software Test Engineer to lead verification and validation efforts across our cloud, and mobile platforms within a regulated medical device environment. This role plays a critical role in ensuring product quality, regulatory compliance, and scalable delivery.

What You’ll Work On

• Own and execute end-to-end software verification for cloud services, mobile applications, and connected devices, ensuring quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Translate product and technical requirements into comprehensive verification strategies, test plans, test cases, and execution plans
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve verification plans, protocols, and reports in compliance with FDA 21 CFR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and related standards
• Partner closely with product managers, architects, developers, and quality teams to ensure requirements are testable, traceable, and aligned with verification strategies
• Support risk management activities, including risk analysis, defect triage, impact assessments, and root-cause investigations
• Participate in design reviews and verify design inputs and outputs meet regulatory and quality expectations
• Design and implement scalable manual and automated testing strategies spanning functional, integration, system, and regression testing
• Contribute to and evolve test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, embedding quality into continuous delivery workflows
• Drive continuous improvement across verification processes, tools, metrics, and automation coverage
• Mentor and guide junior test engineers, promoting strong engineering discipline, automation best practices, and regulatory excellence

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience in software verification and quality engineering
• 2+ years of experience in medical device software development under FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304
• Strong expertise in medical device V&V, including defect management and requirements traceability
• Demonstrated experience identifying and implementing test automation opportunities across mobile, web, API, or similar platforms
• Experience working within modern CI/CD ecosystems(e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Harness)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with a collaborative mindset

Preferred

• Background in healthcare or other regulated industries
• Strong automation-first mindset
• Hands-on experience building scalable automation frameworks (e.g., Pitesti, Playwright, Jest, REST Assured)
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript, with the ability to create reusable automation tools
• Solid understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and compliance requirements such as HIPAA and GDPR
• Experience with system integration and end-to-end testing involving both software and hardware components
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and microservices testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer health, digital health, or other regulated industries where software quality has direct user safety implications.
• Familiarity with CGM, biosensor, or IoT data integration in mobile applications.
• Exposure to AI or data-driven consumer features, such as personalized insights, recommendation systems, or on-device ML.
• Prior experience at a high-growth consumer technology company or startup environment.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.