Senior SDET (IC4) - Senior Software Engineer in Test

Emburse; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Emburse is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. You will design and implement robust automated testing frameworks to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of our applications.

Collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA to drive CI and maintain high quality across releases. As a Senior SDET, you will lead test automation projects, onboard new team members, and influence technical direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or relevant experience
• 4+ years of Testing/Quality Engineering experience in software domain
• Broad knowledge of Computer Science concepts and technologies
• Experience working in Scrum/Agile and DevOps environment
• Experience designing and implementing automated tests using standard automation tools such as Pytest, Selenium, Playwright or others
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages and concepts (Python, Java, etc.)
• Comfortable with SQL and writing SQL queries
• Exposure to RESTful APIs and experience with Postman/Curl or other equivalent tools
• Some experience with load/performance testing and tools
• Able to find opportunities for improvement and tackle them without external direction
• Experience with front-end and back-end automation frameworks (Selenium, QA Robot, Playwright, Pytest, RestAssured, etc.)
• Comfortable with CI/CD, build, package, configuration and release management tools (eg. Jenkins, Ansible, Gitlab/Github)
• Knowledge/Experience with K8S/Docker, AWS, Infrastructure as code
• Exposure to infrastructure observability tools such as Grafana, OpenSearch, Coralogix, Datadog

Responsibilities

• Work as the quality champion and SDET within a product scrum team on a large-scale highly distributed enterprise software solution
• Establish test plans/approach for features and functionality
• Ensure code changes are thoroughly tested and released efficiently and with high quality
• Conduct system/E2E testing, and coordinate and execute release and deployment activities for Emburse releases
• Design and implement automation for integration and workflow tests
• Assess load/performance testing requirements and create tests to exercise and evaluate system performance under load
• Pair with developers to ensure applications and features are designed for testability
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Owners and other stakeholders to ensure our products and services are delivered with high quality
• Participate in peer code reviews and identifying opportunities to improve the reliability and maintainability of our test automation architecture
• Drive and lead test automation projects and architecture improvements and refactoring to improve test reliability, maintainability and performance
• Onboard and mentor new and junior team members
• May have a role in supervising others or leading small to moderate projects
• Establish test and automation strategies at a project or service level and influence decision making and technical direction
• Communicate and educate team on QA/Automation industry best practices
• Identify and evaluate new tools and approaches for testing, test automation and release management, and help introduce them to the larger team

Skills

Testing/Quality Eng

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Python

Java

SQL

REST APIs

Load testing

Test automation arch

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Pytest

Selenium

Playwright

Postman

Curl

Jenkins

GitLab/GitHub

K8s

Docker

Grafana/OpenSearch/Datadog

Job description

Emburse is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between software development and quality assurance, designing and implementing robust automated testing frameworks that ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our applications. As an SDET, you’ll collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to build efficient test solutions, drive continuous integration, and maintain a high standard of product quality across all releases.

At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future - you’ll build it. As a leader in travel and expense solutions, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results.

What You’ll Do :

• Work as the quality champion and SDET within a product scrum team on a large-scale highly distributed enterprise software solution
  • Establish test plans/approach for features and functionality
  • Ensure code changes are thoroughly tested and released efficiently and with high quality
• Conduct system/E2E testing, and coordinate and execute release and deployment activities for Emburse releases
• Design and implement automation for integration and workflow tests
• Assess load/performance testing requirements and create tests to exercise and evaluate system performance under load
• Pair with developers to ensure applications and features are designed for testability
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Owners and other stakeholders to ensure our products and services are delivered with high quality
• Participate in peer code reviews and identifying opportunities to improve the reliability and maintainability of our test automation architecture
• Drive and lead test automation projects and architecture improvements and refactoring to improve test reliability, maintainability and performance
• Onboard and mentor new and junior team members
• May have a role in supervising others or leading small to moderate projects
• Establish test and automation strategies at a project or service level and influence decision making and technical direction
• Communicate and educate team on QA/Automation industry best practices
• Identify and evaluate new tools and approaches for testing, test automation and release management, and help introduce them to the larger team

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, or relevant experience
• 4+ years of Testing/Quality Engineering experience in software domain
• Broad knowledge of Computer Science concepts and technologies
• Experience working in Scrum/Agile and DevOps environment
• Experience designing and implementing automated tests using standard automation tools such as Pytest, Selenium, Playwright or others
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages and concepts (Python, Java, etc..)
• Comfortable with SQL and writing SQL queries
• Exposure to RESTful APIs and experience with Postman/Curl or other equivalent tools
• Some experience with load/performance testing and tools
• Able to find opportunities for improvement and tackle them without external direction
• Experience with front-end and back-end automation frameworks (Selenium, QA Robot, Playwright, Pytest, RestAssured, etc.)
• Comfortable with CI/CD, build, package, configuration and release management tools (eg. Jenkins, Ansible, Gitlab/Github)
• Knowledge/Experience with K8S/Docker, AWS, Infrastructure as code
• Exposure to infrastructure observability tools such as Grafana, OpenSearch, Coralogix, Datadog

Bonus Points

• Test Lead or management experience

Sponsorship

• This role is not sponsorship eligible
• Candidates need to be legally allowed to work in Canada

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.