Software Engineer (Quality Assurance/SDET Focus)

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

3d•$72,800 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Software Engineer focusing on Quality Assurance and SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test), you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our healthcare technology solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional development teams to design and build automated testing frameworks, write automation code, execute comprehensive test suites, and champion quality engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle. By developing robust automation scripts and analyzing test results, you will help accelerate our product delivery while maintaining the highest standards of software quality. You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

5+ years of experience working within an Agile/Scrum development team and using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps
3+ years of experience in testing RESTful APIs and working with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)
2+ years of professional software engineering and/or test automation development experience with tools like: Selenium, Playright and something similar
2+ years of experience with object-oriented programming languages such as Java, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript
2+ years of experience in designing, writing, and executing automated test suites using frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Cucumber

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Exposure to testing cloud-based applications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, or K6
Familiarity with database technologies and writing SQL queries to verify data integrity
Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker or Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts for web, API, and backend applications to ensure product quality and regression coverage
Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and analysts to understand functional requirements, design test strategies, and write detailed test plans
Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to facilitate continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles
Diagnose, debug, and troubleshoot complex software defects, documenting detailed bug reports and tracking them to resolution
Identify opportunities for test automation, performance testing, and security scanning, and implement modern quality engineering tools and patterns
Analyze test coverage and test execution metrics, providing quality reports and recommendations to team leadership
Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and Agile ceremonies to ensure quality is integrated at every stage of the lifecycle
Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered solutions to address complex business challenges with emphasis on responsible use of AI