Senior Quality Engineer

Veeva Systems, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Flexible PTO

Retirement programs

1% charitable giving

Job summary

Veeva Systems, Inc. is hiring Senior Quality Engineers to join the Quality Assurance and Release Engineering team. You will perform functional and automation testing across life sciences products, ensuring quality with every release.

The role emphasizes agile teamwork, mentoring juniors, and collaboration with engineers and product managers to deliver high-quality software on a fast cadence.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software QA or test automation.
• Experience with black box and automated testing in fast release cycles.
• Writing test cases and automating them (sanity, boundary, negative, concurrency).
• SQL queries and data verification.
• Unix/Linux command line for log analysis.
• API testing tools like Postman.
• Experience coding in Java and/or mobile languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, cases, and scripts.
• Mentor junior SQAs in QA methodologies.
• Collaborate with automation to improve regression coverage.
• Deep product expertise and timely QA across releases.
• Conduct QA tests within schedules and timelines.
• Work with engineers, product managers, and QA in an Agile team.

Skills

QA methodologies

Test automation

SQL

Unix/Linux

API testing

Java

Mobile programming

Tools

Postman

Selenium

Cucumber

Job description

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation(PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

We're hiring Senior Quality Engineers to work at Veeva, working on various products in the Life Sciences industry encompassing the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices.

As part of our Quality Assurance and Release Engineering team, you'll be responsible for functional and automation testing of software, ensuring customer success with every release.

What You’ll Do

• Ability to work in an agile, small team environment with a focus on speed and quality
• Create testing-related documentation, including test plans, test cases/scripts, and bug reports assessing quality and associated risk
• Mentor junior SQAs in QA methodologies and skills
• Work closely with the automation group to automate features for better regression coverage
• Develop deep expertise in the product
• Conduct QA tests and verify outcomes within schedules/timelines
• Work with software engineers, product managers, and other QA testers in an Agile team environment

Requirements

• 7+ years relevant work experience, including software development and/or software test automation
• Understanding of Software QA methodologies, tools, and approaches (black box and/or automated testing) in a software company with short release cycles
• Experience in writing test cases and automating them, covering both sanity and in-depth testing including and not limited to boundary, negative, compatibility, and concurrency tests
• Working knowledge and experience in SQL database queries
• Strong expertise with Unix/Linux command line for log analysis
• Strong expertise with API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience coding in Java AND/OR mobile languages

Nice to Have

• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Atlassian products like Jira, Confluence
• Experience authoring automated tests in standard functional test automation frameworks. e.g., Cucumber/Selenium/TestNg
• Knowledge of modern best practices for software development
• Experience in a SaaS environment that has an agile development process is a huge plus
• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in the Health Sciences and Life Sciences industry
• Experience in Mobile Testing and Automation – Appium, XCUI, Espresso, KIF
• Experience in Mobile Apps Development (Android/iOS)

Interviewing with Veeva

We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.

• Within 3 days, you will receive a link to a personality assessment administered by a third party.
• Once you complete the assessment, our team will review your full application package and follow up via email with our decision.
• If moving to the interview stage, the process is as follows:
  1. A conversation with the hiring manager
  2. A practical case exercise
  3. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader.
• Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $75,000 - $150,000 CAD
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].