QA Automation Engineer

Repairify Inc.; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Repairify, Inc in Canada is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks across web, mobile, API, and database layers, and to integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines for faster, more reliable delivery.

You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA colleagues to interpret requirements, create test plans, and identify risks early. Experience with Selenium, Cypress, Appium or Playwright is preferred, along with AI-assisted tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, engineering or equivalent.
• 1–3 years of experience in software development or automated testing.
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and Scrum/Kanban.
• Ability to interpret requirements and design test plans.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed test plans and tests based on product requirements.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts/frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Execute tests and analyze results, documenting defects.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to resolve issues.
• Explain requirements and acceptance criteria to the team.
• Perform manual testing for edge cases when needed.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to improve coverage.

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Appium

Playwright

Postman

REST Assured

SQL

Job description

Overview

Summary/objectiveThe QA Automation Engineer reports to the Director of QA (or VP Software) and is responsible for driving the quality assurance efforts for our software products. In this role, they will design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks, ensuring robust coverage across web, mobile, API, and database layers. By integrating automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines, they will enable faster and more reliable software delivery. As a critical member of the QA team, you will collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to interpret requirements, create test plans, and identify potential risks early in the development process. We expect you to make effective use of AI-assisted tooling to accelerate your work and broaden test coverage. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, optimize testing processes, and help deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases based on product requirements.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Execute and analyze results from automated test cases, while documenting and reporting any defects.
• Collaborate with developers and QA engineers to identify, document and resolve software issues.
• Work closely with product and development teams to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Perform manual testing when necessary, especially for exploratory and edge cases not covered by automation.
• Use AI-assisted tooling where it helps to improve the speed and depth of QA work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 1-3 year(s) of experience in software development or automated testing.
• Ability to interpret product requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to design comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in Scrum or Kanban teams.
• Comfort using AI-assisted development and testing tools (such as coding assistants or LLM-based tooling) as part of day-to-day work.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of software testing methodologies, best practices, and tools.
• Understanding of software development principles and the ability to apply them to testing processes.
• Proficiency with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Appium, or Playwright.
• Familiarity with mobile testing tools such as Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest.
• Hands‑on experience in API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI.
• Basic knowledge of database testing, including writing and executing SQL queries for data validation.
• Experience performing ad‑hoc manual testing to explore edge cases and identify potential gaps in automated test coverage.
• Understanding of CI/CD tools and familiarity with DevOps practices.

Repairify, Inc

• Hands‑on experience using AI tools to support testing, such as generating or refining test cases, drafting automation scripts, or assisting with defect analysis, with good judgment about where AI adds value and where it doesn't.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role has no supervisory responsibilities

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

The Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.