Senior Software Test Engineer (Contract-to-Hire) Location: San Diego, CA (Onsite) Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire Experience Level: Senior (10+ Years)
Position Summary
We're seeking a hands-on Lead Software Test Engineer to technically guide cloud and embedded testing for a rapidly scaling cloud-connected medical device platform. This is a technical lead role with no direct reports you'll lead ~20+ engineers on project work, coordinate across globally distributed teams (Romania, Mexico, East Coast), and stay hands-on with testing throughout. The cloud platform is scaling fast as the company adds new products and customers, and this role is being created for the first time to support that growth.
Responsibilities
Technically lead cloud and embedded test activities across a distributed engineering team, without formal people-management responsibility
Design, develop, and execute test plans, test strategies, and test cases spanning both Azure cloud services and embedded medical device software
Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks and scripts in Python
Test Microsoft Azure cloud applications, services, APIs, and infrastructure - this is the majority of day-to-day work
Validate embedded software on connected medical devices, and execute end-to-end testing across cloud + embedded
Run functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and end-to-end test cycles
Participate in and coordinate across daily standups with Romania, Mexico, and East Coast-based dev/QE teams
Analyze defects, drive root cause analysis and resolution
Support CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates
Mentor and technically guide test engineers while remaining hands-on
Ramp up over the first several months to fully understand the project and team before taking on delegation duties
Required Qualifications
Bachelors in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
10+ years in software testing / quality engineering, with prior experience technically leading a team
Strong hands-on experience testing Microsoft Azure cloud applications/services