Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

PathAI • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

PathAI's mission is to improve patient outcomes with AI-powered pathology. PathAI is transforming traditional pathology methods into powerful, new technologies. These innovations in pathology can help accelerate drug development, improve confidence in the accuracy of diagnosis, and get life-saving therapies to patients more quickly. At PathAI, you'll work with a diverse and talented team of people, who are dedicated to solving complex problems and making a huge impact. We are seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Engineering team. In this position, you will help build and maintain the automated testing infrastructure that underpins the reliability of PathAI's software platform. You will partner closely with software engineers, product managers, and QA leads to design test strategies, write automation code, review pull requests, and debug complex failures — all in service of delivering software that clinicians and patients can depend on. In addition, you will actively contribute to expanding and optimizing our testing infrastructure. As PathAI's platform grows, so does the complexity of our testing needs — you will help scale our automation capabilities by contributing to test environments, cloud infrastructure, and the deployment pipelines that keep quality high across multiple services and teams. This includes hands-on work with AWS and Kubernetes to provision, manage, and observe test environments, and a focus on making our toolset faster, more reliable, and easier for the whole engineering team to use. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their SDET career who is eager to learn, grow quickly, and make a real impact in healthcare technology.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or closely related field.
• 1–2 years of hands-on experience writing and maintaining automated tests using frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Demonstrated level of proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, TypeScript, or equivalent) with clean, readable coding habits.
• Demonstrated ability to perform and benefit from code reviews — both giving actionable feedback and incorporating it constructively.
• Demonstrated debugging skills: ability to isolate root causes across multiple layers of a system (frontend, backend, infrastructure, data).
• Demonstrated working knowledge of AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, ECS, Lambda) and experience working in or alongside containerized environments.
• Solid level of familiarity with Kubernetes for deploying, managing, or observing services in test or staging environments.
• Demonstrated experience working in a team environment with excellent written and verbal communication skills; you are comfortable asking clarifying questions and surfacing blockers.

Nice To Haves

• Background in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industry software development.
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI, or similar).
• Exposure to performance, load, or security testing practices.
• Genuine desire to learn — you seek out feedback, read documentation thoroughly, and adapt to new tools and processes quickly.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with attention to detail; you have the ability to manage multiple projects and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test suites using modern automation frameworks across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Participate actively in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to raise the overall quality bar.
• Work with engineers and business stakeholders to understand new features and translate requirements into comprehensive test plans.
• Perform manual testing as needed to support product verification and user acceptance testing.
• Investigate and debug test failures, production incidents, and flaky tests; communicate findings clearly to the broader team.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated tests run reliably on every build.
• Help build and maintain the cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes) that supports test environments and scales our test toolset across the platform.
• Document test strategies, coverage gaps, and known issues in a clear and accessible way.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with a remote-friendly, distributed team, managing your own priorities and deliverables independently.

Benefits

• Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

What This Job Offers

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