Software Development Engineer in Test

Company Overview

Join us for an enriching journey with Outset, a trailblazing medical device company that is revolutionizing the field of dialysis. Our focus is to create one high performing team, obsessed with progress, in an atmosphere that is brimming with transformative opportunities. The heart of our mission is pioneering a groundbreaking technology that redefines the landscape of dialysis, streamlining complexity and cost, because patients deserve “better” now, not some day.  

At Outset we’re revolutionizing an industry and changing lives. We’re impacting what the future of dialysis looks like by creating a first-of-its-kind technology in order to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis. FDA cleared for use across care settings, from the hospital to the clinic to the home, the Tablo® Hemodialysis System harnesses modern technology for a new holistic approach to dialysis care. We’re giving providers time back to focus on patient care. And we’re giving patients the power to take control of their life and get back to enjoying the things they love.

Position Overview  

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Developer in Test Engineer for Cloud Applications. This professional will participate in providing accurate measures of product quality, processes, software documentation, and software automation, continually improving testing throughout the software development life cycle. The ideal candidate will apply their practical and theoretical knowledge from Computer Science and their previous experience in healthcare or a related industry. Additionally, this person will be responsible for designing and implementing test plans, test cases, manual test protocols, and automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of our cloud-based applications.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborate with the development team to understand the architecture and design of the applications to create comprehensive test plans.
• Work as part of a team to design, develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test scripts.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and provide feedback.
• Contribute towards manual and automation testing at appropriate levels (backend, API, UI, Performance, Scalability, and Security) based on project requirements.
• Operate within Agile Development environment and apply the methodologies.
• Engage developers, subject experts, cross functional team members, and product management in the test case review and/or execution process.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipeline while storing results in AWS.
• Identify, report, and track defects and work with the development team to resolve them.
• Creates functional, non-functional, and integration testing environment or components and root cause analyses (replicate, debug) for moderate features with limited assistance.
• Works with design, development, quality, regulatory, and the Product team to identify high risk test areas early in the development process.
• Document and communicate test results and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Train other team members and assist in continuous improvement of the software quality methodologies and process.
• Troubleshoots complex problems with existing or newly developed software by both product behavior, analysis tools, or reading source code.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical Degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• An experienced professional with a full understanding of software quality engineering methodologies and processes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and services.
• Experience with testing methodologies and strategies, including black box, grey box, and white box testing, feature, functional, continuous integration, continuous deployment, continuous testing, and regression testing.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, RobotFramework with Selenium
• Experience in automating webservice tests using Postman or PyTest
• Experience with performance and load testing of cloud applications.
• Experience in testing PostgreSQL, & other databases.
• Experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated tests at different layers of the application.
• Solid understanding of software development methodologies and testing principles.
• Advanced English (Written and Spoken)
• Self-starter and detail oriented.
• Must be self-managed, highly motivated, able to deliver work on time and complete to specification.
• Must be flexible, can work under tight deadlines, and support off-hours deployment/maintenance as needed.
• Work onsite at our Tijuana office at least four days a week (Blvd Agua Caliente Shared Service Center)

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with web-based automation tools (e.g., RobotFramework with Python, Selenium).
• Experience creating test plan, test cases, and test reports.
• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker).
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and RESTful API using testing tools (e.g., Postman).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Company Culture

At Outset, we believe every person matters. Every Outsetter, every patient, every caregiver. Because we are here to create a revolution, and we believe in doing that by innovating everywhere with intelligent speed. Our team expects nothing less than our best display of strengths and skills, and we find joy in working together for a common goal. At Outset, we believe that curiosity, ingenuity and conviction in the power of technology will transform the lives of dialysis patients and providers. 

And this doesn’t happen by accident. It starts with our live onboarding program, Bold Beginnings, which serves as an incubator for cross-functional team-building, an immersion in Outset’s history, jam-packed interactive sessions with executive leadership and a crash-course in the mission and purpose of what we do. It continues with our one-of-a-kind management program designed to build the best managers in the industry. In SPARK!, people managers across functions come together to master three pivotal conversations: 1) the priority conversation, 2) the performance conversation, and 3) the growth conversation. They do this in an environment that challenges, supports, and broadens mindsets. 

We are fueled by the opportunity to give people their lives back. And we believe that it begins with YOU, our future Outsetter. At Outset, we’ve designed a professional world that our employees are honored and impassioned to belong to, one that offers challenge, the ability to collaborate with great people, and opportunities to build skill and expertise in a fulfilling career. 

An opportunity at Outset Medical won’t just be about finding a job. Our culture revolves around the principles of moving farther, faster, together, so working here feels like a masterclass in peak performance, for individuals and teams. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT 

Outset Medical is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or any other protected status set forth in federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization.