Senior Software Engineer, Test Automation

Danaher Corporation

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Location
Downingtown, PA
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Full-time
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83 days ago
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Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator focused on biotechnology, diagnostics, and life sciences.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Test Automation

The Senior Software Engineer, Test Automation joins the Imaging Software Engineering team to design, implement, and maintain automated tests and infrastructure for high-content imaging software. This role involves developing reliable end-to-end and integration tests, building reusable test frameworks, and monitoring continuous integration pipelines to ensure software build quality and release readiness. The successful candidate will use Cypress, JavaScript, and TypeScript to automate workflows across multiple products and instrument-control applications. Key responsibilities include performing root-cause analysis on complex failures, translating product risks into automated test designs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams using Git, npm, and Agile practices. The work focuses on solving technical challenges within the life sciences and biotechnology domain, specifically supporting microscopy, image acquisition, and analysis workflows for scientific discovery.

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What you'll do

  • Design, implement, debug, and maintain automated end-to-end and integration tests using Cypress.
  • Develop reusable test frameworks to automate workflows across multiple products and instrument-control applications.
  • Monitor daily automated test pipelines and software builds to ensure release readiness.
  • Perform root-cause analysis on complex failures to distinguish product defects from infrastructure issues.
  • Translate product risks and customer workflows into automated test designs and backlog stories.
  • Identify gaps in regression coverage and prioritize automation for maximum business impact.
  • Serve as a technical resource for colleagues and lead focused automation initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional software development or software test automation experience.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining automated end-to-end or integration tests for commercial software.
  • Practical expertise with Cypress or a comparable browser automation framework and JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and monitoring build health.
  • Proficiency with Git, npm, REST-based applications, test design patterns, defect tracking, and Agile development practices.
  • Ability to solve complex technical problems independently and perform effective root-cause analysis.
  • Experience testing scientific or instrument-control software (preferred).

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