Senior Platform QA Engineer (Backend & Security)

Kong; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud API technology provider seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Test to enhance the quality of platform services. This role involves developing test strategies, implementing automated testing frameworks, and fostering an engineering culture focused on quality. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of testing experience, particularly in backend services and distributed systems, and strong programming skills in languages such as Go or JavaScript/TypeScript. Join us in ensuring the security and reliability of our products.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software testing experience, especially in backend services.
• Expertise with automated testing tools for APIs.
• Experience testing distributed systems and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies for platform services.
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks.
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps teams on observability.

Skills

Software testing experience

Backend services

Automated testing tools

Programming skills in Go or JavaScript/TypeScript

Testing authentication and authorization systems

Tools

JIRA

GitHub

Docker

Job description

A leading cloud API technology provider seeks a Senior Software Engineer in Test to enhance the quality of platform services. This role involves developing test strategies, implementing automated testing frameworks, and fostering an engineering culture focused on quality. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of testing experience, particularly in backend services and distributed systems, and strong programming skills in languages such as Go or JavaScript/TypeScript. Join us in ensuring the security and reliability of our products.