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Senior Software Quality Engineer

Protolabs
Maple Plain, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Hybrid
USD 107400-161000 / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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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!

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