Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity At Abbott, we believe people with diabetes should have the freedom to enjoy active lives. That’s why we’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. Our Diabetes division currently has an opportunity for a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test #software What You'll DoReview deliverables/activities as identified in the test plans for accuracy, consistency, completeness and compliance. Ensure adequate test coverage for every releaseValidate automated test coverage and directly contribute code to close gaps. This role is almost entirely hands‑on development, not manual testing.Mentor and provide day‑to‑day guidance to the junior members of the software test team. Review work to ensure compliance and qualityOffer technical input when needed, but your primary responsibility is writing high‑quality automated tests and frameworks. This is not a lead, manager, or oversight‑heavy role.Provide feedback and suggest improvements to the Agile SDLC processIdentify inefficiencies and propose automation‑driven improvements that accelerate development and testing.Strategically incorporate automated testing into the SDLCDrive a fully automated testing approach. Manual testing is not part of this role. UI automation is required, and mobile automation experience (especially Appium) is a major advantage.Evaluate new tools for adoption within the organizationAssess and recommend automation tools, frameworks, and libraries that improve speed, reliability, or maintainability.Develop and Optimize Automation Scripts and FrameworksDesign, code, and maintain automated test frameworks using Python or another modern programming language (Java, etc.). Expect to spend the majority of your day writing code, building automation frameworks, and creating scalable automated test suites.Automation of Testing ProcessesBuild end‑to‑end automated test suites across UI, mobile, integration, and system layers. Candidates must have recent, hands‑on experience writing automated tests—not overseeing them, not delegating them.Implement and Manage CI/CD PipelinesCollaborate with DevOps as needed. CI/CD familiarity is helpful but secondary to strong coding and automation engineering skills.Automation Solutions CustomizationAdapt automation frameworks to meet regulatory and product‑specific requirements. Ensure solutions are maintainable, reliable, and compliant.Maintenance and Enhancement of Automated SystemsContinuously improve automation frameworks and test suites. Identify opportunities to replace manual testing with automated solutions and implement them directly.Collaboration and Technical LeadershipWork closely with developers and QA team members to ensure automation is deeply integrated into the development lifecycle. Provide technical insight without serving in a lead or managerial capacity.Technical Documentation and System DocumentationProduce clear, concise documentation for automated tests, frameworks, and processes. Ensure documentation meets regulatory and compliance requirements.Required QualificationsBachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a scientific, technical, or engineering discipline (Computer Science major preferred)8 years’ experience in Software Testing and/or Software Quality Assurance4 years’ experience working in a regulated industry1 year experience working as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or equivalent hands‑on automation engineering roleMust have strong, recent experience writing automated tests and building automation frameworks (not supervising, not reviewing, not primarily manual testing)Must have UI automation experience; mobile automation experience with Appium is a major plusMust be technically strong and have experience testing mobile applicationsMust have excellent oral and written communication skillsPreferred QualificationsMedical Device experience strongly preferredExperience in an agile development environment preferredExperience with embedded systems and integration testing with external systems preferredCyber security, medical mobile applications, or cloud computing experience preferredApply NowLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.Connect with us at , on Facebook at /Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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Staff SDET