Senior Quality Engineer

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 64,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Meals allowance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Healthcare coverage

RRSP contributions

Well-being programs

Professional development

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to elevate testing practices and champion quality across distributed agile teams. You will build scalable automation frameworks, drive CI/CD integration, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with developers to optimize environments and test data.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation, API validation, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, remote-friendly setting, with a broad scope across products and services.

Qualifications

• Experience as Quality Engineer or QA Automation Engineer in a collaborative, agile team.
• Hands-on automated testing with Cypress.io and design patterns.
• Experience designing automation frameworks for continuous delivery environments.
• Ability to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to maintain quality.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, web services, HTTP protocols, and API testing.

Responsibilities

• Improve testing processes, automation strategies, and quality standards within an agile development environment.
• Coach and mentor team members, promoting best practices in software testing and qualification engineering.
• Review peers' code and provide technical guidance, especially to junior engineers.
• Act as the team’s QA authority, offering evidence-based release-readiness recommendations.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automated tests with production-grade reliability.

Skills

QA Automation

Mentoring

CI/CD

REST APIs

Agile

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Cypress.io

Postman

SonarQube

Job description

Accountabilities:

• - Improve testing processes, automation strategies, and quality standards within an agile development environment.


• - Coach and mentor team members, promoting best practices in software testing, automation, and quality engineering.


• - Review peers' code and provide technical guidance, particularly to more junior engineers.


• - Act as the team's trusted authority on Quality Assurance and test automation, providing evidence-based recommendations on release readiness.


• - Design, develop, and maintain robust automated tests that meet the same reliability standards as production code.


• - Ensure appropriate test coverage across functional and non-functional requirements, identifying potential risks and quality gaps.


• - Configure and optimize CI/CD pipelines to integrate automated testing effectively, balancing test coverage, execution speed, and release confidence.


• - Champion quality engineering practices and encourage a shared commitment to software excellence across teams.


• - Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot issues, configure testing environments, investigate databases, and build scalable automation frameworks.

Requirements:

• - Demonstrated experience as a Quality Engineer, QA Automation Engineer, or in a similar software testing role.


• - Strong hands-on expertise in automated testing, including tools such as Cypress.io and established test automation design patterns.


• - Experience designing and developing automation frameworks suited to continuous delivery environments.


• - Proven ability to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to maintain software quality throughout the development lifecycle.


• - Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, web services, HTTP protocols, and API testing. Familiarity with Postman or Pact is an advantage.


• - Experience working in collaborative, agile software development teams alongside software engineers.


• - Ability to configure test environments, investigate databases, troubleshoot technical issues, and build reliable automated testing solutions.


• - Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence quality practices and support less experienced colleagues.


• - A proactive, adaptable, and analytical mindset, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and evidence-based decision-making.

The following technical skills are considered an advantage:

• - Familiarity with Java 17+ and React.js 18.


• - Experience with code quality platforms such as SonarQube.


• - Knowledge of load and performance testing tools such as Artillery.


• - Familiarity with test management platforms such as Zephyr Scale/TM4J.


• - Exposure to cloud environments, particularly AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).


• - Understanding of asynchronous messaging systems and event-driven architectures, including Amazon SNS/SQS and Apache Kafka.

Benefits:

• - Remote flexibility: Work remotely from Calgary or Toronto, with the opportunity to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to four weeks per year.


• - Monthly allowance: Enjoy a monthly spending allowance for meals and personal treats.


• - Generous paid time off: Benefit from a comprehensive vacation policy, including a buy-and-sell program allowing up to five additional days off.


• - Parental leave: Access up to 20 weeks of enhanced parental leave.


• - Healthcare coverage: Flexible medical and dental insurance options for you and your family.


• - Retirement savings: Benefit from RRSP contributions with a choice of investment portfolios.


• - Paid sick leave: Access paid time off to care for yourself or your family when needed.


• - Well-being support: Benefit from dedicated programs and resources supporting your physical and mental well-being.


• - Learning and development: Access high-quality training resources, mentorship opportunities, and continuous professional development.


• - Career progression: Explore international mobility opportunities and pathways for long-term career growth.


• - Exclusive discounts: Enjoy special offers and discounts through a benefits platform featuring hundreds of well-known brands.


• - Collaborative culture: Join a supportive, diverse, and international working environment where ideas, teamwork, and innovation are encouraged.

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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