Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Remote

Location: Plano, Texas, United States

Workplace: remote

Employment Type: contract

Description

Scalepex is actively seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) for an exciting remote opportunity in the digital healthcare technology space.

We are looking for a hands-on QA automation professional with strong expertise in API testing, UI automation, and scalable testing frameworks.

You will collaborate with a talented engineering team developing healthcare technology solutions that leverage HL7 FHIR APIs and electronic health record (EHR) data.

This is an immediate opening, and we are moving quickly with qualified candidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks for web applications and APIs.
• Create and execute functional, regression, integration, and performance tests.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, product owners, and stakeholders to define testable requirements.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automation strategies.
• Ensure end-to-end testing coverage across multiple applications.
• Identify, troubleshoot, document, and track software defects.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with DevOps, engineering, and security teams to improve software quality and compliance.
• Validate API functionality, data integrity, application performance, and reliability.
• Evaluate and implement new testing tools and best practices.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with automated API and UI testing.
• Experience building and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Knowledge of functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies and SDLC best practices.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience testing commercial web applications and complex data integrations.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare technology or EHR systems experience.
• Familiarity with HL7 FHIR standards and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized environments.
• Experience with security and compliance testing.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Remote work opportunity.
• Work on innovative digital healthcare technology.
• Collaborate with experienced engineering and product teams.
• Help build and improve scalable QA automation frameworks.
• Gain exposure to modern cloud technologies and healthcare interoperability standards.