Quality Engineer

About the Job

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people worldwide. We're a global healthcare leader based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines, improve disease management, and contribute through philanthropy and volunteerism. We prioritize our employees and strive to make a positive impact.

Quality Engineer

Role Summary

As a Quality Engineer, you'll contribute to quality assurance activities for modern, cloud-native applications built on Node.js, Express.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS. You'll work with senior engineers to implement automated tests, validate application functionality, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. Ideal for early-career professionals, this role offers growth in test automation, performance validation, accessibility, and DevOps practices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assist in developing automated test cases.
• Support contract testing (e.g., Pact).
• Execute functional, integration, and regression tests.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in infrastructure validation.
• Assist in accessibility testing (WCAG 2.1/2.2).
• Collaborate with frontend teams.
• Document test results and compliance evidence.
• Learn and apply observability practices (logs, metrics, traces).

How You Will Succeed

• Willingness to learn and apply modern testing tools.
• Ability to follow test plans.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration.
• Openness to feedback and mentorship.

What You Should Bring

• 2–4 years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation.
• Familiarity with automated testing tools (Webdriver.IO, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright).
• Exposure to backend services built with Node.js, Express.js, and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with Core Web Vitals and frontend performance testing techniques.
• Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and containerisation (Docker).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.
• Awareness of accessibility testing and WCAG standards.
• Interest in REST API testing and contract testing.
• Desire to work in regulated industries (Life Sciences experience is a plus).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FeathersJS or similar frameworks.
• Knowledge of accessibility testing best practices.
• Exposure to responsive design testing.
• Experience with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Babel, ESLint).
• Awareness of observability platforms.
• Contributions to open-source projects or QA communities are a plus.

Lilly provides accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Contact the accommodation request form for assistance.

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