Lead SDET: Remote QA Automation Leader (Canada)

Point Digital Finance, Inc. Canada; United States; Remote; USD 94,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Point is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead quality engineering across multiple product areas. This remote role is based in Canada and focuses on building scalable automation, partnering with Engineering, Product, and Design, and mentoring junior engineers.

You will own automation frameworks, drive API/UI testing, and integrate testing into CI/CD, applying AI-powered testing to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software quality engineering, with hands-on test automation.
• Expert proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript; experience with additional languages (e.g., Python, Ruby/Rails) is a plus.
• Deep expertise with modern automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Cypress) across UI, API, and backend testing.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices.
• Experience designing and evolving scalable automation frameworks and reusable testing solutions.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI/LLM-powered tools to improve test generation, automation maintenance, engineering productivity, or developer workflows.
• Experience with cloud environments and modern developer tools, including GitHub Actions.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and the ability to write efficient SQL queries.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, drive technical initiatives, and influence engineering best practices across teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Engineering, Product, and Design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, backend services, and end-to-end testing.
• Drive adoption of modern testing practices, including API, integration, component, contract, and risk-based testing, to reduce test execution time and accelerate engineering feedback cycles.
• Build reusable automation libraries, tooling, and workflows that improve developer productivity and automation reliability.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to improve application testability, reliability, and overall product quality.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and continuously improve test execution speed, stability, and coverage.
• Define, track and analyze quality metrics, automation health, defect trends, and production issues to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Leverage AI-powered testing solutions to improve test generation, maintenance, prioritization, and engineering efficiency.
• Lead cross-team quality initiatives, providing technical guidance and promoting quality engineering best practices.
• Participate in design and code reviews, providing guidance to improve application quality, testability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and coach Quality Engineers and SDETs through technical guidance, code reviews, and automation best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure high-quality, reliable product releases.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

SQL

Mentoring engineers

AI/LLM tooling

Tools

GitHub

PostgreSQL

Job description

Point is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to lead quality engineering across multiple product areas. This remote role is based in Canada and focuses on building scalable automation, partnering with Engineering, Product, and Design, and mentoring junior engineers.

You will own automation frameworks, drive API/UI testing, and integrate testing into CI/CD, applying AI-powered testing to reduce risk and improve efficiency.