QA Engineer

Workstream; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Vancouver is looking for a QA Engineer to ensure product quality through various testing methodologies. This role offers the chance to work in a hybrid environment with a competitive salary and equity options. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in functional, API, and automation testing, as well as strong skills in programming and communication.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Learning/development stipend

Unlimited PTO

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in testing.
• Strong in various testing of internet products.
• Familiar with at least one programming language; JavaScript preferred.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and usage.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with PM, Dev, and UX to discuss features and testing.
• Responsible for functional, API, and automation testing.
• Involved in all phases of the development cycle.
• Handle customer issues with Customer Support and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

Functional testing

API testing

Automation testing

Web testing

JavaScript

GUI automation testing frameworks

SQL

Shell

Mobile testing

English communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Overview

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee\'s, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth Series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

In this role, you will be working cross functionally across teams including sales, marketing, revenue operations, customer success, product, design, and engineering to assure the quality of Workstream product and release high-satisfied products.

The QA Engineer will report to the QA Manager and play a key role in a squad team to release stable features.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with PM, Dev, and UX to discuss the feature, participate in the feature release plan and test design
• Be responsible for functional testing, API testing, and automation testing for the feature release, and follow the testing process to report and analyze bugs
• Involved in all the phases of the development cycle to guarantee product quality
• Work closely with Customer Success/Support to handle customer issues, and with dev to perform root cause analysis
• Communicate and collaborate with PM, Dev, and UX to release a high-quality product
• Participate in testing tools and platform design and development to improve the quality assurance mechanism

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in testing
• Strong in various testing of internet products, with deep knowledge of test design methodology, workflow, and standards; experience in Web testing
• Familiar with at least one programming language; JavaScript is preferred
• Familiar with Web API and automation API frameworks
• Familiar with GUI automation testing frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, etc.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and usage (Github Actions, Jenkins, Docker), and proficiency in SQL and Shell
• Mobile testing experience is a plus
• High responsibility and team spirit; proactive and rigorous in work
• Willing to learn and collaborate to adopt solutions that improve quality
• Strong English oral and written communication skills

What We Offer

• A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empowering deskless workers and local businesses
• An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
• WeWork Office — Amenities and Perks
• Learning/development stipend
• Unlimited PTO

Compensation and Equal Opportunity

In compliance with the British Columbia Pay Transparency Act, the base salary range for this role is between $80,000-$140,000 CAD. This range is not inclusive of our equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by 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.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Location

This is a hybrid role based in Vancouver. Are you currently located in Vancouver or do you have any plans to relocate there?