Job Description

Lead Software Engineer I


At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world's most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.


Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we're working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.


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Cepheid is looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer I with expertise in cloud-based testing. The Lead Software Engineer II is responsible to define the automation test strategy planning, developing, and execution of automated and manual test scripts for our software products.


This position is part of Cepheid- Instrument software and will be located at Danaher India Development Center (IDC), Bengaluru, Hybrid. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Authoring Automation Strategy for the projects
• Authoring automated tests, code review, execution, and maintenance of automated tests
• Creating POC for product features
• Maintain and enhance test automation framework/test automation libraries
• Collaborate with distributed, cross-functional teams to ensure products meet quality, performance, scalability, reliability and scheduled goals
• Involve in strategizing and managing of individual & team automation activities.
• Assessment of product requirements to provide impact on Test Automation of the product.
• Identify and document defects, issues, and risks encountered during testing, and work with the team to resolve them
• Participating in code reviews, software design reviews, and other quality assurance activities to maintain high-quality standards
• Provide leadership to drive improvements and build skillset within the Software Test team.
• Identify automation opportunity in project to reduce verification time
• Drive continuous integration by development and automated execution of verification test
• Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices


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The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or master's degree in Software Engineering or Information Science/Technology or a related field with 7 + years of experience in automation testing, preferably in a cloud-based environment
• 7+ years of experience in Test automation including the application of test processes through software development life cycles and hands-on experience in any software testing tool.
• Programming skills and experience with programming languages and scripting languages (Java, JavaScript, Appium, Selenium, Serenity Cucumber BDD framework)
• Experience with writing test scripts using web service protocols such as REST, HTTP, XML, and JSON.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS),
• Working knowledge of SQL to query transactional databases required
• Experience building automation frameworks and/or test infrastructure from scratch, with writing and running automation scripts and summarizing results in the context of the system as a whole

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and related tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, ).
• Experience in Performance testing & its tools
• Experience of software development & testing in a regulated development environment.


Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.


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At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide


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