Sr QA Software Engineer- Remote

Were looking for a Software Quality Engineer who is passionate about engineering teams owning this role youll sit in an independent Quality organization but work directly with product engineering squads to embed quality into how they design build test and ship software.

About the Role

You will act as a quality enabler and coach not a post-release gatekeeper. Your focus is on helping developers build reliable secure and performant systems by defining standards building test automation for features and shaping data-driven feedback loops. Youll partner with engineering product and DevOps to make quality an integral part of the SDLC from planning through production.

What Youll Do

• Lead testing efforts and best practices for your feature areas pushing ownership of unit component and service-level tests into engineering teams while you focus on high-risk end-to-end automation.
• Evolve maintain automation and integrate these into CI/CD so every change gets fast reliable quality feedback.
• Enable engineers with quality-focused test design and shift-left practices through pairing reviews and hands-on workshops.
• Translate business and technical risks into clear test strategies acceptance criteria and living documentation that teams own and maintain.
• Define and refine quality standards policies and risk-based testing guidelines that align with product and compliance needs.
• Use metrics such as defect trends coverage and flakiness to highlight systemic issues and drive continuous improvement across teams.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to communicate quality posture surface risks and support informed tradeoffs without acting as a release bottleneck.
• Mentor junior QA and engineers on modern testing techniques observability-driven validation and emerging practices like AI-assisted and autonomous testing.

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree is required.
• 5 years of experience in Software Quality Engineering SDET or a similar role with a strong focus on test automation and enabling engineering teams.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. TypeScript JavaScript or Python) and experience with contemporary test frameworks (e.g. WebdriverIO Playwright Cypress Appium API/contract testing tools).
• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions GitLab CI Jenkins or similar).
• Strong understanding of shift-left and DevOps practices including developer-owned testing trunk-based development and continuous delivery.
• Comfort working in an independent Quality function while building strong collaborative relationships with engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills; able to influence without authority lead discussions and drive alignment around quality goals.

Nice to Have

• Experience with observability tools and using production signals to inform testing strategy.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools or LLM-based capabilities for test generation analysis or automation.
• Background in regulated or high-compliance environments where risk management and traceability are important.

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time