Senior Software Test Engineer

Abbott Laboratories • Alameda, CA

6d • $90,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott’s Lingo team is building a health platform that combines continuous biosensor data, real-time analytics, and personalized insights. The Senior Software Test Engineer leads verification and validation across cloud and mobile platforms in a regulated medical device environment, supporting product quality, regulatory compliance, and scalable delivery. The position works onsite at the Alameda, California location.

The role owns end-to-end software verification for cloud services, mobile applications, and connected devices throughout the development lifecycle. It translates product and technical requirements into verification strategies, plans, test cases, and execution plans; maintains compliant verification documentation; partners across product, architecture, development, and quality teams; supports risk management and design reviews; and develops manual and automated testing strategies. The engineer also contributes to test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, improves verification processes, and mentors junior test engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 6 years of experience in software verification and quality engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience in medical device software development under FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304.
• Strong expertise in medical device verification and validation, 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, such as GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or Harness.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with a collaborative mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Background in healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Strong automation-first mindset.
• Hands-on experience building scalable automation frameworks, such as Pitesti, Playwright, Jest, or 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 software and hardware components.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and microservices testing.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute end-to-end software verification for cloud services, mobile applications, and connected devices throughout the development lifecycle.
• 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 compliance with FDA 21 CFR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and related standards.
• Partner 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 that design inputs and outputs meet regulatory and quality expectations.
• Design and implement scalable manual and automated testing strategies for 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 in verification processes, tools, metrics, and automation coverage.
• Mentor and guide junior test engineers, promoting engineering discipline, automation best practices, and regulatory excellence.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees may qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Health and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior