Software Development Engineer Test; SDET, Mobile Apps

Software Development Engineer Test (SDET, Mobile Apps)

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The Fountain Group is a national staffing firm and we are currently seeking a Test & Development Engineer (Mobile Applications) for a prominent client of ours. This position is in Alameda, CA (Preferred), Milpitas, CA, or Portland, OR
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Pay: $51–55/hour
Locations: Alameda, CA (preferred) | Milpitas, CA | Portland, OR
Work Model: First 30 days onsite, then potential hybrid
Industry: Medical Device / SaMD (preferred, not required)

This is not a traditional QA or manual testing role. We are seeking a software developer who specializes in test automation — someone who writes code daily, builds automation frameworks, and enjoys solving problems through development. Candidates who primarily execute existing test scripts or rely on frameworks built by others will not be a fit.

You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining automated test solutions for mobile Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) application. This role requires strong hands‑on coding ability, comfort with being evaluated through a live coding exercise, and experience working across Android and iOS platforms.

Automation engineers on this team are expected to author automation, not just run it.

• Design, write, and maintain automated test scripts for mobile applications (primary responsibility)
• Develop and enhance automation frameworks (Python‑based; migrated from Java)
• Perform automated and targeted manual testing for Android and iOS applications
• Execute automated API testing
• Test on real mobile devices, emulators, and cloud device farms
• Collaborate closely with Development, Test, Product, and Delivery teams
• Track work and defects in Jira
• Contribute to test strategy, maintainability, and continuous improvement

Performance is measured on the creation, maintenance, and execution of automation scripts.

• 5+ years of hands‑on mobile application testing experience
• Experience authoring automation scripts from scratch
• Proficiency in Python (preferred) or strong coding ability in another language with willingness to use Python
• Experience with Appium
• Hands‑on testing experience with Android and iOS
• Automated API testing experience
• Experience testing on real devices
• Comfortable completing a live coding challenge during the interview process (no AI use)

• Experience in Medical Devices, SaMD, or other highly regulated industries
• IBM ETM (training available)
• Open‑source contributions related to automation or testing tools

• Developers who moved into test automation
• Automation engineers who love to code
• Candidates who can clearly explain what code they wrote, not just what they executed
• Engineers comfortable being evaluated on real technical skills

Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Contract