Position Overview NBME is hiring a Software Quality Engineer III to help ensure the delivery of high-quality software that meets user needs through a disciplined and repeatable process. This remote, project-based position (18 to 24 months) empowers you to own the full QA lifecycle-from planning and testing to automation and user support-on highly complex applications that support the future of medical education.
This role has been designated as primarily remote, meaning it requires little to no onsite attendance. While this role can be designated as remote, you are offered the flexibility to select if you prefer to work primarily remotely, hybrid, or onsite. We're open to considering candidates in the following locations: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape.
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Serve as a quality lead on large and complex software initiatives, ensuring the most effective testing strategies and tools are implemented to support the product vision and maximize impact
- Demonstrate strong professional integrity, promoting a culture of quality and accountability across the team
- Frequently lead by example, sharing advanced QA techniques, automation best practices, and newly acquired technical or business knowledge with peers
- Collaborate with IT and business partners to translate requirements into detailed test strategies and plans
- Adapt quickly to changing technical environments and deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level QA engineers, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices in testing
QUALIFICATIONS Skills and Abilities - 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on both manual and automated testing
- Extensive experience testing APIs (RESTful, GraphQL) using tools like Postman or Swagger
- Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, etc.)
- Familiarity with source control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g, GitHub Actions)
- Deep understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies
- Ability to collaborate with development teams and assume leadership responsibilities as needed, including working closely with the lead developer and system architect
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Education - Bachelor's degree required.
About NBME: NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.
We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination , which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.
As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.
NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.
Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.
Compensation we are offering for this position is at $97,120 - $121,400 per year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.
The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.
NBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.