Software Test Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA)

***Please note that our customer is currently not considering applicants from the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.***

Our Customer is a corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Founded in 1995, their goal was to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Working with the top medical professionals, they continue to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world.

We are seeking a Software Test Engineer on a contract basis to support our Customer's business needs. This role is on-site in Sunnyvale, CA.

This role will design, build, deploy, and support medical-grade software and data infrastructure to collect and analyze medical device machine data from thousands of systems deployed worldwide.

The ideal candidate for the position of Software Test Engineer will have experience in Software Development, Software Testing process, and an understanding of Data Processing and Analytics.

This position requires an individual with strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with highly technical peers, and the capability to manage workload among changing priorities, alternating between hands-on verification, validation, software development, and automation.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in manual and automated software testing across web, mobile, and API platforms.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and defect lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with functional, regression, integration, and compatibility testing.
• Proficiency in at least one automation tool (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and scripting language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript).
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or SOAPUI.
• Experience in writing and executing SQL queries for backend and database validation.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and participation in sprint ceremonies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

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.