Principle Test Automation Engineer

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. • Minneapolis, MN

33d • Onsite

About The Position

Inspire is the first of its kind medical device designed to make a difference in the lives of those living with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). We are revolutionizing the sleep industry with our FDA-approved medical device, designed to reduce OSA severity for those who cannot tolerate or get consistent benefit from CPAP. Inspire Medical Systems is committed to enhancing patients' lives through sleep innovation. We are steadfast in our commitment to prioritize patient outcomes, act with integrity and lead with respect. With positive persistence at our core, we are committed to all those we serve. At Inspire, we value people - your diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts. We elevate voices and encourage learning opportunities to build a professional network that grows into community. We embrace a people-first culture by offering excellent benefits, 401k matching, ESPP, flexible time off (FTO), and tuition reimbursement. If you're passionate about making a difference in people's lives and want to work with innovative technology, come be a part of our great team! We are recruiting for a Principal Software Engineer in Test to join our team. In this newly created position, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining advanced test automation frameworks and test data management practices. As a key leader on the test automation platform team, you will collaborate closely with engineering teams to create scalable, high-performance testing solutions, applying modern testing methodologies to ensure the highest quality standards. You will be instrumental in developing robust CI/CD solutions that enable fast feedback and continuous delivery of high-quality software across Inspire's digital products ecosystem. This includes automation across windows, web, mobile, cloud, data, API, and interfaces with connected medical systems that support both therapy delivery and business-enabling solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of work experience in a related field such as Software Engineering, DevSecOps, or Quality Engineering.
• Proven expertise in designing and maintaining test automation frameworks for large-scale systems using C# and/or Python (or similar).
• Hands-on experience testing cloud platforms (Azure preferred), APIs, mobile (iOS/Android), and web applications.
• Experience working with regulated digital health products (SaMD), medical device systems, or within FDA-compliant software environments.
• Strong knowledge of automated test execution, and reporting tools.
• Proficient in both frontend and backend test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium, Pytest).
• Solid understanding of test strategies, methodologies, and quality best practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering end-user / external customer facing solutions
• Experience with implementing testing for a large microservices based solution including individual service tests and software system integration testing to ensure system properties.
• Experience testing systems with custom hardware including hardware-in-the-loop test automation as well as employing simulations/emulations of the hardware.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with performance testing and load simulation tools (e.g., JMeter, BlazeMeter).
• Leadership experience in QA for distributed systems and SaaS platforms.
• Strong background in test data management and environment orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of scalable test automation frameworks, platforms and tooling across web, mobile, cloud, data, APIs, and interfacing connected medical systems.
• Build and maintain robust, reusable test automation pipelines and tooling integrated into CI/CD environments (e.g., Azure DevOps).
• Design and manage test data strategies, simulation environments, and automated test infrastructure to support diverse testing needs.
• Drive improvements in automation coverage, test reliability, and developer productivity across the digital product ecosystem.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that align with Inspire's innovation and quality engineering strategy.
• Define and standardize best practices for test automation across teams and environments.
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, quality, and systems teams to ensure automation aligns with product, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert in test automation architecture, tools, and practices.
• Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and technical excellence and promote a shift-left testing culture.

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance plan options.
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Account.
• Dental, Vision, Life and Disability benefits.
• 401k plan + employer match.
• Identity Protection.
• Flexible time off.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance program.
• All employees have the opportunity to participate in the ownership and success of Inspire. Employees at all levels can participate through equity awards and the Employee Stock Purchase Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees