Senior QA Automation Engineer II Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Carta, Inc.; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the venture capital software space is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer II. This role involves enhancing quality processes within the engineering organization, implementing test automation frameworks, and fostering a culture of quality as a shared responsibility. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, strong programming skills, and a passion for mentoring others.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience in software engineering or automation.
• Strong programming in Python, Java, JS or Go.
• Experience building test frameworks is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify critical coverage gaps and implement test automation frameworks.
• Lead efforts to reduce manual testing and improve CI pipeline.
• Mentor junior team members and drive a quality culture.

Skills

Programming expertise in OOP languages

Test strategies

Automation and software design patterns

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Tools

Selenium / Webdriver

Pytest

Cypress

Docker

Job description

Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit.

Carta’s fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, representing $150B in assets under administration in venture capital and private equity. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more.

Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. To do this well, we must continuously raise the bar on software quality—without compromising developer velocity.

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer II , you won’t just be writing tests—you’ll be a force multiplier for quality across the engineering organization. You’ll work across multiple product teams to drive a strategic shift : from QA as a safety net to quality as a shared responsibility, embedded into every part of the development lifecycle.

You’ll lead efforts to identify critical coverage gaps, implement and scale test automation frameworks, and roll out self-service tools that enable developers to write, run, and promote tests with confidence. You’ll partner closely with embedded QAs, developers, and platform teams to shift QA towards an enablement model that amplifies impact across teams.

You’ll help pilot new ways of working that reduce manual effort, catch defects earlier, and improve the signal-to-noise ratio in our CI pipeline—whether through smarter automation, better tooling, or new AI-integrated approaches to test reliability and triage. Ultimately, your work will help Carta move faster without sacrificing confidence—by making automated quality an invisible but essential part of our software delivery process.

The Team You'll Work With

The QA Organization consists of ~15 QAs who work closely with our Product, Engineering, and Support teams. We work cross-functionally across the organization to make sure we are testing our product before our clients get to use them. This is a highly visible and critical role to help define and implement QA processes within different teams, plus help with manual and automation testing to test our products thoroughly and deliver with high quality.

About You

• 6-8+ years of experience in software engineering or automation engineering role
• Strong programming expertise in one OOP language like Python, Java, JS or Go (Python preferred)
• Experience building and maintaining test frameworks using tools like Selenium / Webdriver, Pytest, Cypress, Playwright
• Deep practical understanding of test strategies (unit, integration, E2E, performance, load testing).
• Understanding of CI / CD and hands on experience with building and deployment tools (CircleCI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker) and test analytics (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
• Strong experience with automation and software design patterns, with proven experience in both backend and frontend projects
• Strong knowledge in cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)
• You have the ability to understand the technical needs for the teams and help them implement QA processes and mindset
• You are a self-starter who thrives on solving open-ended problems, not just executing Jira tickets
• You identify patterns and recurring issues proactively and build scalable solutions to reduce future friction
• You have a history of shipping test frameworks or systems used by others beyond your immediate team.
• You have a track record of advancing quality maturity by shifting QA from hands-on execution to developer enablement through self-service tooling and process improvements
• You are passionate about mentoring junior level team members to help them grow and learn

Disclosures :

• We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
• Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to [e-mail].

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