Instrument Software Quality Engineer
Company: Volta Labs, Inc.
Location: Boston, MA 02210
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-04-10
About this role
ABOUT US:
Volta Labs is an applications company that is revolutionizing the future of genomics. We are a Boston based, venture-backed biotech startup that makes extracting vital information from biological samples is as simple as pressing a button, through our flagship product Callisto. Our product speeds up processing time for scientists and increases accessibility to important genetic information for patients. Sitting at the intersection of science and engineering, we invite you to join us on our journey to shape the future of genomics, where insatiable curiosity is encouraged and every Voltarian makes an impact.
THE TEAM:
You'll join a team of innovative thinkers who love to experiment, collaborate, and win together. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of automation, biology, computing, robotics, design, and user experience to benefit our customers and the world.
The Instrument Software Quality Engineer will report to the Manager of Software Engineering and be a primary trusted interdisciplinary partner to help ensure the device software quality exceeds customer expectations within Volta. Areas of work include managing software releases, authoring, running and reporting on smoke and regression tests, and general bug finding and documentation. Join us if you are passionate about test quality, and want to define the future of automation in the life sciences! This role is perfect for a software engineer who loves to test, automate and up level the quality of the products they work on.
### DAY TO DAY AND YEAR 1:
- Facilitate the release and deployment of device software to our fleet of instruments
- Work closely with the biology team to determine software quality success criteria
- Work closely with the SW dev team to test bug fixes and new features
- Debug instrument issues as they arise day to day, and create bug tickets as necessary
Within 3 months you’ll…
- Run manual and automated device software test procedures
- Routinely mon...