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Mobile Test Engineer

PALNAR Durham, North Carolina, United States

hybridfull-time
Posted Jan 23, 2026Apply by Feb 22, 2026

Role & seniority: SDET – Mobile Testing; Senior level (5+ years testing/development experience; 3+ years native iOS automation with Swift)

Stack/tools: Swift, Xcode, XCUITest; Kotlin, Espresso, Jetpack Compose; Jenkins; App Store/Google Play release experience; API testing (GraphQL/REST); CI/CD, Git/Bitbucket/Stash; Sonar; Agile/Scrum

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Design and evolve automation test suites for Digital Healthcare products

  • Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders; translate requirements into test plans

  • Prototype rapidly, develop and test automation components, ensure quality across performance, security, usability, reliability, and scalability

Must-have skills

  • 5+ years testing/dev with 3+ years iOS automation (Swift) in a large enterprise

  • Proficiency in iOS (XCUITest) and Android (Kotlin, Espresso, Jetpack Compose) automation

  • API testing/automation (GraphQL/REST); CI/CD experience; DevOps tooling; Sonar; Agile/Scrum familiarity

  • Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring abilities

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience releasing apps to App Store and Google Play

  • DevOps mindset with Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket; familiarity with code quality/coverage tools

  • Adaptability in fast-paced environments and interest in new technologies

  • Location & work type: Durham, NC; Hybrid work model

Full Description

Role – SDET – Mobile Testing Location – Durham, NC – Hybrid

The Expertise and Skills You Bring Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field. Over 5 years of professional testing/development experience, including 3+ years in native iOS automation using Swift, supported by backend test automation. Expertise with Swift, Xcode, XCUITest, Kotlin, Espresso, Jetpack Compose in a large-scale enterprise environment, ideally as part of an SDET team. Experience with the full lifecycle and release of at least one app on App Store and Google Play, leveraging automated tools such as Jenkins. Strong understanding of testing principles and methodologies for comprehensive coverage. Proficiency in iOS test automation frameworks (XCUITest) and Android test automation using Kotlin, Espresso, and Jetpack Compose. Experience in API testing and automation, preferably with GraphQL and REST APIs. Solid understanding of Agile methodologies. Ability to solve and resolve technical challenges across the technology stack using both automated and manual testing. Familiarity with code quality/coverage tools (e.g., Sonar). Hands-on experience in a DevOps environment with CI/CD tools, Git/Bitbucket Server (Stash), and Jenkins. Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams. Experience mentoring and upskilling junior technical staff. Knowledge of Agile Scrum methodology is a plus.

Additional Skills Adaptability in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Interest in learning ground breaking technologies. Ability to translate business requirements into detailed test plans and cases. Commitment to best practices in mobile app testing. Collaboration within an SDET team to create and maintain automation artifacts. Proactive learning attitude and drive to master new technologies.

The Value You Deliver Designing and evolving a comprehensive suite of automation tests for Digital Healthcare products. Collaborating closely with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders. Facilitating rapid prototyping to validate ideas quickly. Developing source code, customizing components, and rigorously testing developed components. Ensuring all designs meet performance, security, usability, reliability, and scalability standards

Mobile TestingiOS AutomationSwiftXcodeXCUITestKotlinEspressoJetpack ComposeAPI TestingGraphQLREST APIsAgile MethodologiesDevOpsCI/CDGitCollaborationmulti-location

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