Senior Software Test Engineer
Element Biosciences1 day ago
Base Salary
$118k - $144k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, document, and independently execute verification activities for complex software features and end-to-end workflows used with sequencing instruments.
- Translate requirements, user needs, system architecture, and risk controls into traceable test strategies, plans, cases, protocols, and reports.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing across software, firmware, hardware, cloud services, and data-analysis interfaces.
- Configure and maintain test environments and software, firmware, hardware, and test-data configurations.
- Isolate and troubleshoot defects using logs, command-line tools, database queries, and reproducible test evidence.
- Collaborate with cross-functional software, systems, hardware, assay, chemistry, product, UX, and quality teams to resolve integration issues and improve coverage.
- Create review-ready test documentation aligned with the software development lifecycle and applicable design-control processes.
- Identify automation opportunities and contribute to maintainable automated tests and supporting tools.
- Communicate test status, quality risks, and recommendations, and share technical knowledge with less-experienced team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, bioengineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Typically 3–5 years of hands-on software or systems test experience.
- Experience deriving test coverage from requirements and user stories and producing traceable test plans, cases, protocols, defect reports, and test reports.
- Experience testing interfaces among software, embedded systems, firmware, hardware, cloud services, and data-analysis applications.
- Proficiency with Linux, command-line tools, log analysis, and SQL or NoSQL databases.
- Scripting or test-automation experience, such as Python or TypeScript, is preferred.
- Experience with a regulated software development lifecycle and quality system; knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 62304, and ISO 13485 is preferred.
- Understanding of product risk management and root-cause analysis; familiarity with ISO 14971 is preferred.
- Experience with life-science, medical-device, laboratory-instrumentation, DNA sequencing, or genomics products is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage priorities across disciplines.
Benefits
- $118,000–$144,000 base compensation range, dependent on location, qualifications, and experience.
- Stock options and a discretionary annual bonus.
- No-cost health insurance plans.
- 401(k) with company match and flexible paid time off.
- Full-time, exempt position based daily on site in San Diego with no anticipated travel.
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About Element Biosciences
Element Biosciences develops and sells benchtop next-generation DNA sequencing systems, consumables, and analysis software for research labs, biotech, and translational genomics groups. Its product line includes the AVITI sequencer with associated flow cells, kits, and service contracts, generating recurring revenue from reagents. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Diego, the company is privately held and focuses on short-read sequencing and emerging multiomics applications.