Software Test & Development Engineer; Mobile

The Fountain Group is a national staffing firm and we are currently seeking a Mobile Test & Development Engineer for a prominent client of ours. This position is in Alameda, CA (Preferred), Milpitas, CA or Portland, OR
. Details for the position are as follows:

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 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

• Strong software development skills
  — you write code daily

• Experience authoring automation scripts from scratch

• Proficiency in Python (preferred) or strong coding ability in another language with willingness to work in 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)

• Java experience

• Experience in Medical Devices, SaMD, or other highly regulated industries

• Browser Stack or AWS Device Farm experience

• 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