Sr. Software QA Engineer

Danaher Corporation•San Jose, CA

4d•$135,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Software QA Engineer drives software quality strategy and comprehensive manual testing for key Molecular Devices software products, from sprint-level execution through full release cycles. The role defines test approaches, coverage models, quality standards, and data-driven quality metrics to reduce release risk and improve product readiness across complex imaging, acquisition, and analysis software workflows. The position is part of the R&D – Software Engineering team at Molecular Devices in San Jose, California. It reports to the Software Engineering Manager and is an on-site role. The engineer works with software engineers, product owners, application scientists, and hardware teams, and may support verification in office, laboratory, and instrument environments. Occasional travel may be required for cross-site collaboration, product validation, or team/customer engagement; specific travel requirements are to be confirmed by the hiring manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
At least 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, including ownership of manual test strategy, test planning, test case design, execution, and defect management for complex software products.
Strong hands-on experience with manual functional, integration, system, exploratory, and regression testing.
Experience using Jira or equivalent defect tracking and lifecycle management tools for defect management, test planning, sprint reporting, and cross-team quality visibility.
Ability to work in an office and laboratory/instrument environment as needed to support software verification and instrument-software integration testing.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity or experience creating and troubleshooting automated tests.
Experience with CI/CD tools.
Experience with imaging, acquisition, and analysis software platforms in a life science or laboratory instrument environment.
Experience with hardware-software integration testing for laboratory instrument systems such as imaging platforms, automated liquid handlers, or robotic workflows.

Responsibilities

Own and drive QA strategy for key software products, including test architecture, coverage models, and quality standards across Agile sprint execution and product release cycles.
Establish and enforce best practices for manual test planning, test case design, exploratory testing, regression testing, test documentation, and defect lifecycle management using Jira or equivalent tools.
Participate in requirements reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint grooming to champion quality early in development for imaging, acquisition, and analysis software workflows.
Improve QA processes using Danaher Business System principles to reduce waste, rework, and systemic quality gaps.
Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, product owners, application scientists, and hardware teams.
Validate software builds, document test results, investigate failures, and support release-readiness decisions.