Heartflow · 8 hours ago
Director of Engineering in Test
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $280K/yr
10+ years expHeartflow is a medical technology company advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease using cutting-edge technology. The Director of Engineering in Test will lead the test engineering organization, overseeing test strategy and execution to ensure high-quality product releases at scale while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve quality and performance.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Responsibilities
Establish test engineering strategy and quality architecture across all product lines and platforms. Oversee test planning, execution, and quality for product releases
Ensure testing activities adhere to company processes and align with regulatory standards (e.g., IEC 62304, ISO 14971, 21 CFR Part 820, FDA guidance)
Oversee verification of functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, load, and scalability testing, and build and maintain the necessary testing infrastructure
Predictable test delivery of platform initiatives, identifying and mitigating project risks, and adapting resource plans and strategies as necessary
Establish standards for automated testing, tooling, and test frameworks across all components, including UI, API, services, data pipelines, and ML/AI
Guide the creation, management, and validation of diverse and realistic test datasets
Establish, track, report, and continually refine verification quality metrics
Continuously assess and improve system performance and scalability in partnership with peer leaders in engineering and product teams
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance post-deployment monitoring capabilities
Serve as the primary engineering owner for quality-related audits, CAPA responses, and discussions regarding regulatory evidence
Lead and develop a global, multi-functional test organization, including internal and external SDETs, automation engineers, and system test engineers
Foster a robust engineering culture centered on quality, accountability, commitment, efficiency, trust, and high rigor
Oversee for test function staffing, resource planning, budgeting, tooling, test platforms, and third-party vendor relationships
Help promote a culture that values quality, teamwork, belonging, celebrating, continuous improvement, delivering meaningful innovation, and a high energy for getting things done with excellence
Qualification
Required
10+ years in software or test engineering, including 5+ years leading managers
Past success executing test strategies across multiple concurrent programs to ensure the on-time deployment of high-quality, performant medical software
Experience defining and owning the quality strategy for complex distributed systems within regulated environments
Guided testing for a wide array of technologies, including frontend, mobile, backend, services, data pipelines, microservices, and Machine Learning (ML) workflows
Proficient with automation frameworks (i.e. UI: Playwright, Cypress, Selenium/WebDriver, TestCafe | API: REST Assured, Karate, Postman, Pact (contract testing)
Designed, scaled, and maintained End-to-End (E2E) automation frameworks covering complete workflows and system integrations
Experience with AWS and modern CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) systems
Strategic thinker with strong project management, interpersonal, and communication skills
Detail-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making
Excellent communication skills, capable of representing the engineering test function
Strong knowledge of quality and design control standards (i.e. ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 62366, 21 CFR Part 820)
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to define, own, and evolve actionable quality metrics
Previous experience supporting Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance (RA/QA) teams during regulatory audits
Oversight into generation and management diverse test datasets (synthetic, anonymized, adversarial)
Experience validating complex visualizations (both qualitative and quantitative)
Experience with ML/AI system testing, clinical validation workflows, or medical imaging products
Background in non-functional testing tools (e.g., Locust, JMeter, Gatling, k6)
Company
Heartflow
Heartflow is a medical technology company that provides various methods of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$890.72MKey Investors
Bain Capital Life SciencesPanorama Point PartnersCapricorn Investment Group
2025-08-08IPO
2025-03-26Convertible Note· $98M
2023-04-06Series F· $215M
Leadership Team
John Farquhar
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tim Fonte
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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2025-12-19
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