Senior Software Quality Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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What You Will Do:
- Define risk-based test strategies for new features, integrations, and critical business workflows
- Design and maintain reliable automated tests and frameworks using C#/.NET, Python, and appropriate testing tools
- Own the team’s CI/CD test-automation strategy, including test stages, quality gates, reporting, and failure diagnostics
- Build effective API, integration, system, and end-to-end coverage while balancing execution speed, reliability, and maintainability
- Partner with engineers throughout development to improve testability, prevent defects, and strengthen shared ownership of quality
- Validate API reliability and performance, supplemented by targeted exploratory and functional testing where appropriate
- Investigate defects, flaky tests, and production issues; lead root-cause analysis and durable corrective actions
- Assess release risk using test results, defect trends, and production signals, and mentor teammates in quality-engineering practices
- Write clean, maintainable, and well documented code following established development standards
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices
- Collaborate effectively with engineers, analysts, QA, and operations teams
- Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies clearly to team members and stakeholder
- Explore and apply AI based tools or techniques to improve development efficiency and automation (where appropriate)
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, Software Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance
- Experience in software quality engineering, software development in test, or a related engineering role
- Proven ability to design maintainable test frameworks and automated coverage for enterprise web applications and APIs
- Strong programming and debugging skills in C#/.NET or Python, with the ability to contribute in both environments
- Experience designing CI/CD test automation, including test stages, quality gates, reporting, and failure investigation
- Strong knowledge of API testing, integration testing, and defect investigation
- Experience with Git-based workflows and agile, cross-functional product development
- Ability to communicate quality risks, influence engineering practices, and mentor teammates
What Sets You Apart:
Experience with performance, load, or resilience testing for web applications and APIs.
Experience with browser and API automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or Postman/Newman.
Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable CI/CD platforms.
Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, observability, and production telemetry.
Familiarity with security and accessibility testing; relevant quality, cloud, or automation certifications are a plus.
What's In It For You:
We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid caregiver leave
You will receive at least 3 weeks of PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
401k with company match and immediate vest
Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
And More!
About Protolabs
Custom manufacturing service specializing in rapid prototyping and low-volume production through CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication.
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