Software Test Engineer - Contract

ABOUT SOUND

Headquartered in Tacoma, WA, Sound Physicians is a physician-founded and led, national, multi-specialty medical group made up of more than 1,000 business colleagues and 4,000 physicians, APPs, CRNAs, and nurses practicing in 400-plus hospitals across 45 states. Founded in 2001, and with specialties in emergency and hospital medicine, critical care, anesthesia, and telemedicine, Sound has a reputation for innovating and leading through an ever-changing healthcare landscape — with patients at the center of the universe.

Sound Physicians offers a competitive benefits package inclusive of the items below, and more:

• Medical insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision insurance
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Paid time off (PTO) begins accruing immediately upon start date at a rate of 15 days per year, in accordance with Sound's PTO policy
• Ten company-paid holidays per year  

ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsible for the planning and execution of quality assurance (QA) processes and activities to ensure that software applications and systems conform to user requirements and are “defect free”. Provide technical and operational support for software testing efforts. As a Software Test Engineer, you will be responsible for software quality assurance and testing support for a variety of software projects. You will plan test scenarios, execute test cases, report test results, and collaborate with agile team members to deliver sprint objectives.

The Details: This is a remote full-time contract position for 2025, with the potential to extend into 2026.

Values

• Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to change as circumstances evolve
• Drive: Motivated to succeed and get things done at a high level of achievement
• Eagerness to Learn: Proactively seeks out information, embraces learning new things and enjoys the learning process
• Persistence: Demonstrates the ability to “keep at it” even when obstacles or challenges are present; returns to the work at hand after a change of course
• Resourcefulness: Proactive willingness to utilize available information and tools to figure things out
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrates the ability to look at the big picture and proactively develop a plan of action
• Teamwork: Proactively seek to work with others to accomplish a common goal. Willingness to share challenges and successes with others

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of QA methodology, practices, and different types of testing e.g. functional, regression, integration, data validation, usability, performance etc.
• Fluent in simple test plans and detailed test cases
• Requirements analysis, test case identification and execution, tracking of defects and delivering on commitments within agile sprints
• Knowhow to test stored procedures and functions on SQL Server
• Exploratory testing
• Postman or a similar tool for API testing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Azure experience a big plus
• Basic UI test automation experience or Python experience a plus

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of software quality assurance / testing experience
• 5 years of SQL experience preferably with SQL Server
• 3 years of experience testing on an agile team
• Healthcare industry experience a big plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field; or equivalent work experience

Pay Range: This position offers an hourly pay range between $60.00 - $80.00, considering the candidate’s experience and location.

Sound Physicians is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the bedside and in our workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the position.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and subject to amendment.