Senior software quality assurance engineer

We are looking for a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer who can understand complex healthcare software, ask thoughtful questions, and help teams deliver reliable, usable products. QA at Estenda is involved throughout development, with a focus on the product, users, data, risks, and context behind what we build.

You will test applications, APIs, workflows, integrations, AI prompts and outputs, business rules, database interactions, and data-driven scenarios, using automation where it adds value and manual, exploratory, or risk-based testing when judgment is needed.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and execute test strategies for healthcare and medical software applications.
• Create and maintain test cases, exploratory testing approaches, regression testing suites, and risk-based testing strategies.
• Build, maintain, and improve automated tests where they provide meaningful value.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing when human judgment, investigation, or domain understanding is needed.
• Validate front-end and back-end functionality, REST APIs, workflows, integrations, business rules, database interactions, and data integrity.
• Write clear defect reports, document risks, and communicate findings in a way that helps the team make good decisions.
• Work within Estenda’s ISO 13485 registered Quality Management System, documentation standards, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Use approved AI tools where appropriate to support productivity, test design, documentation, analysis, and testing efficiency.
• Continue developing your technical, healthcare-domain, regulatory, and quality engineering skills.

Required Qualifications:

• A 4-year degree in a technical field, preferably Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7-8 years of experience as a QA Engineer, Software Test Engineer, or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of software quality practices, including test planning, test case design, defect management, traceability, test metrics, and risk-based testing.
• Experience testing web applications, APIs, front-end and back-end functionality, integrations, workflows, business rules, and data-driven scenarios.
• Experience with tools such as Postman, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Experience building and maintaining automated tests using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar frameworks.
• Ability to understand relational databases, ER diagrams, data workflows, and table relationships.
• Ability to write SQL queries to validate data accuracy and integrity.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• An organized, accountable, flexible, and collaborative working style.
• Interest in healthcare technology and in building software that performs well in real world environments.

$115,000 - $130,000 a year

Estenda offers world-class benefits and is always looking to improve. Our current benefits package includes fully paid “silver” tier health coverage for you and your family, 80% covered dental plan for you and your family, 18 days Paid Time Off + holidays and your birthday, a 401K program with a match, an education/training program, short and long term disability insurance, paid paternity leave, a discount program, a company-funded Thank you program – where employees can send small gifts as thank you to other employees for a job well done - and much more.

Work Authorization: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Agencies: We are not accepting submissions from third-party recruiters, staffing agencies, or consulting firms. Direct applicants only.