Senior Software Engineer in Test Bioinformatics

11 Nov 2024

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Job Description

This position is for a Software Engineer in Test in the Bioinformatics SQA team who will focus on verifying and validating the front and backend of in house Software handling Library Information System and Electronic Workbook.

Are you interested to be a critical part of world class bioinformatics software test team and help improve and build product quality as early in the product development as possible? Do you like to solve complex software engineering and automation problems ? You'll need to have excellent communication and cross-group collaboration skills, be able to make forward progress despite ambiguous circumstances, be a self-starter, a quick learner of new technologies and have experience in test automation such as building integration framework with external tools , data management and CI/CD maintaince.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact working with an exceptional team to laythe foundation for quality software across multiple products in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with software developers and test team to gather requirements, identify appropriate tools and execute proof of concept before rolling out for wider use.
  • Use advanced knowledge of software systems and software testing to identify, evaluate, and resolve complex test problems including complex test environments, software integration, front and backend tests.
  • Independently identifies and diagnosis bugs that are communicated to the developer. Collaborate with test team to define and drive testing standardization effort.
  • Involved in quality analysis projects to identify gaps and suggest improvements to pipelines.
  • Involved in cross team work and integration.
  • Optimize, troubleshoot and stabilize various existing automation tests.
  • Maintain a high quality bar in a complex and constantly evolving workspace.
  • Help to build and foster good engineering practices and processes in agile environment.
  • Coach and mentor individual team members on test automation best practices and maintenance.
  • Accept feedback with eagerness to learn more.
  • Identify and implement software quality and test automation improvement initiatives

Qualifications

  • Must have 2+ years of hands on experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, Shell, Bash, and Linux commands.
  • Must have 4+ experience writing test automation scripts using testing tools like Selenium, Cypress etc.
  • Must have experience using / integrating with Agile tools such as JIRA and test management tools like JAMA or similar.
  • Must have experience working and testing Docker based applications.
  • 2+ experience working with CI/CD in AWS environment preferred.
  • 2+ experience with relational databases preferred.
  • Strong analytical/communication skills, capable of uncovering anomalies in robust software.
  • Strong understanding of test methodologies (such as performance, load, stress, functional, regression, unit, etc.).
  • Software testing for complex medical device systems preferred.

Education:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related science field

Additional Information

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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  • ID: #22570198
  • State: California Redwoodcity 94061 Redwoodcity USA
  • City: Redwoodcity
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Full-time
  • Showed: 2021-11-11
  • Deadline: 2022-01-08
  • Category: Et cetera