Software Engineer in Test

Vimo; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Holiday pay (13 days)

Gym discounts

Job summary

Vimo is seeking a QA Automation Engineer (SDET) with AI-enhanced testing to validate a complex web-based health insurance marketplace. The role blends manual testing, test automation development, and AI-assisted tooling within the SDLC.

You will design and maintain automation frameworks, expand test coverage across UI and API layers, and collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps to drive quality and faster feedback in CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience validating complex web applications with QA processes.
• Ability to design manual and automated test cases and prioritize automation.
• Proficiency with SQL and data validation for tests.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements to design manual and automated tests.
• Execute manual and automated testing including regression and E2E tests.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Ensure coverage across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Identify and triage defects with clear reproduction steps.
• Utilize AI tools to enhance test generation and analysis.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and DevOps.
• Contribute to CI/CD for continuous testing and faster feedback.
• Balance manual vs automated testing approaches.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Manual testing

SQL & data validation

AI tools in SDLC

Team collaboration

Test planning & design

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Vimo® started as the “Expedia” of health insurance and has evolved into a leader in transforming government IT infrastructure with its proven SaaS and AI technology. Our innovative approach to health insurance shopping and enrollment has expanded beyond exchanges, and we are now reinventing how states administer safety net programs such as Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), child care, and unemployment insurance. With our cutting-edge technology, we are helping agencies serve more people, faster, and transforming healthcare service delivery as we know it.

Job Title : QA Automation Engineer (SDET) AI-Enhanced Testing:

We are seeking a highly analytical and technically strong QA Engineer with an SDET background to join our team responsible for validating a complex web-based health insurance marketplace. This role combines hands-on manual testing, test automation development, and the use of AI tools in the SDLC. You will contribute to building reliable test coverage, improving automation, and ensuring overall product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and workflows to design effective manual and automated test cases, prioritizing automation where appropriate
• Perform comprehensive manual and automated testing, including exploratory, functional, regression, and end-to-end testing
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for high-value and repeatable scenarios
• Contribute to test coverage across UI, API, and integration layers
• Identify, document, and triage defects with clear reproduction steps and root cause insights
• Use AI tools to enhance testing, including test case generation, defect analysis, automated test development, and test optimization
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback cycles
• Continuously evaluate and improve what should be tested manually vs. automated

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Proven experience in manual testing of web applications
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies, processes, and best practices
• Strong experience with SQL and data validation
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools
• Experience testing APIs and data-driven systems
• Experience working with modern CI/CD pipelines
• Comfort using AI tools within the software development lifecycle (e.g., AI-assisted test creation, code generation, debugging, or analysis tools)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience testing complex, data-driven web applications
• Familiarity with healthcare or health insurance or Medicaid domains
• Experience with modern automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)
• Exposure to cloud-based environments and microservices architectures
• Experience with performance or load testing

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation - All In range of ($120,000-$140,000). (Please note that salary and compensation may vary based on factors such as skills, experience, performance and location.)
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:
• Health, Dental, Life, Disability, and Vision insurance
• Healthcare spending or reimbursement accounts (HSA/FSA)
• Retirement benefits (401k)
• Paid time off
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year
• Education assistance or tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts for Gym memberships & commuting/travel assistance
• We believe that working hard, when it is imbued with purpose, can and should be fun.
• You’ll find we are a “can do” place where people work together and roll up their sleeves to get the job done.
• Everyone has a voice; everyone’s ideas count, and everyone is respected.
• We have built a company, as well as a community of friends and colleagues, with respect for each other.

Information Security & Data Protection:

• This role may involve access to sensitive or regulated information. The candidate is expected to handle all data in accordance with company security, privacy, and data protection policies.
• Compliance with access control, data classification, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements is required.