Software Development Engineer Test

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
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)

IMPORTANT: Developer-First Role

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.

About the Role

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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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)

Nice to Have (Preferred)

• Java experience
• Experience in Medical Devices, SaMD, or other highly regulated industries
• BrowserStack or AWS Device Farm experience
• IBM ETM (training available)
• Open-source contributions related to automation or testing tools

Who Will Be Successful in This Role

• 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

Salary : $51 - $55