Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

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Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.#

** A Day in the Life
** At Medtronic Neuroscience, we bring innovation, expertise, and purpose together to improve outcomes and transform lives for people living with neurological, spine, and chronic pain conditions.

Our Pelvic Health Operating Unit delivers innovative neuromodulation therapies that help restore bladder and bowel control through personalized, minimally invasive treatment. Backed by strong clinical evidence, these therapies empower patients with greater confidence, independence, and quality of life.

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This position is based in Fridley, Minnesota and follows an onsite work model, with flexibility to work remotely on Fridays. No travel is required for this role.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will lead software verification and quality engineering activities for web, mobile, and cloud-connected applications. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define test strategies, build scalable automation solutions, strengthen product quality, and support compliant software development throughout the product lifecycle.
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Lead the design, development, and execution of automated software verification solutions across web, mobile, API, and backend systems.
* Define test strategies, verification plans, release criteria, and risk-based testing approaches aligned with product and regulatory requirements.
* Develop and maintain reusable test frameworks, automation assets, and test infrastructure to improve quality and efficiency.
* Translate business, system, and software requirements into traceable test designs, test cases, and objective verification evidence.
* Validate end-to-end application behavior, including user interfaces, APIs, databases, microservices, and integrated workflows.
* Integrate automated testing into Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and establish quality gates for software releases.
* Investigate complex defects, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions across software and test environments.
* Mentor engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices, tools, standards, and processes.
** Required Qualifications
*** Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of software development, software test engineering, or quality engineering experience OR Master's degree with 2+ years of software development, software test engineering, or quality engineering experience OR Ph.D. with 0+ years of experience required
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Experience developing and executing automated software tests for production applications.
* Experience creating software verification artifacts, including test plans, test cases, test protocols, and test reports.
* Experience testing web applications, mobile applications, APIs, or distributed systems.
* Experience using source control, defect tracking, and CI/CD tools

Experience developing automated test solutions using Java, JavaScript, or Kotlin.
* Experience with automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured, JUnit, or TestNG.
* Experience validating microservices, REST APIs, asynchronous workflows, event-driven architectures, and relational databases.
* Experience with cloud platforms, containerized environments, and CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Azure Dev Ops.
* Experience in regulated software development environments, including risk-based testing, requirements traceability, and audit-ready documentation.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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** The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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