Senior Staff Software Developer, Product Verification

Kinaxis; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days

Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes

Mentorship programs and career development

Job summary

Kinaxis is seeking a highly skilled Product Verification Test Developer. In this role, you will validate system-level features from the customer's perspective, ensuring quality and reliability. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, over 8 years in testing enterprise applications, and strong programming experience. The position includes responsibilities like automating tests, reporting defects, and collaborating across teams. The role offers hybrid working conditions and a comprehensive benefits package focused on well-being and career development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in developing or testing complex enterprise applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and automate tests to validate system features and AI functionality.
• Report and manage defects through their full lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Development teams.

Skills

Programming experience (Java, C#, scripting with Groovy, Python or Powershell)

8+ years developing/testing complex enterprise applications

Solid understanding of web, application server, and database tiers

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Collaborative team player with excellent verbal and written communication

Agile development experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

End-to-end automation tools (e.g., TestCafe, Playwright)

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

CI/CD pipelines and related tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

UNIX environments

Logging/monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog, ELK)

Job description

Location

Ottawa and Toronto, Canada - Hybrid

Other Canadian locations - Remote

About the Team

As part of our Product Verification team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the quality of our product, Maestro — a mission‑critical solution trusted by customers worldwide.

• Designing, executing, and analyzing automated user acceptance tests
• Translating real‑world customer use cases into robust automated test strategies
• Delivering high‑value results in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
• Learning new skills, adapting to new technologies, and sharing knowledge across the organization

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Verification Test Developer to validate system‑level features and functionality from the customer’s perspective.

• Test both core product capabilities and AI‑orchestrated automation
• Ensure accuracy, reliability, and customer‑level quality
• Collaborate with Product Management, Development, Cloud Services, DevOps, and other teams to deliver robust and innovative solutions customers can trust

In this fast‑paced and dynamic environment, your ability to learn quickly, adapt to shifting priorities, and manage multiple tasks will be essential. With your passion for quality and attention to detail, you’ll consistently deliver high‑value results that exceed customer expectations—even under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build and leverage AI tools to accelerate your impact
• Operate as a lead on assigned features and coordinate across teams to ensure requirements are met
• Translate business use cases into test strategies and automated tests
• Design, develop, and automate tests that validate both traditional system features and AI‑orchestrated functionality
• Lead and coordinate evaluation activities, including execution, analysis, and reporting
• Report and manage defects through the full defect lifecycle, ensuring effective communication across teams
• Collaborate with R&D teams to analyze results and provide feedback
• Partner with field teams to ensure customer needs are met and exceeded
• Support Cloud Services in evaluating deployments and new hardware configurations
• Work with DevOps to leverage and improve tools, frameworks, and pipelines
• Stay current with technology trends and champion opportunities to accelerate R&D

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
• 8+ years developing/testing complex enterprise applications
• Programming experience (Java, C#, scripting with Groovy, Python or Powershell)
• Hands‑on experience with end‑to‑end automation tools (e.g., TestCafe, Playwright)
• Experience with AI to concretely increase efficiency
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Ability to work in UNIX environments
• Familiarity with logging/monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog, ELK)
• Solid understanding of web, application server, and database tiers
• Agile development experience
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and related tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Collaborative team player with excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage workloads in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to find opportunities to accelerate the SDLC through innovative application of AI or other tooling while upholding architecture consistency, secure design, and code‑quality standards
• Ability to review AI‑generated code rigorously for correctness, architectural fit, integration risk, and edge‑case support with a growth mindset and bias for experimentation

Benefits

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company‑wide days off)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well‑being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs, training, and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at [e-mail]. This contact information is for accessibility requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Recruitment Process Note

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description to identify candidates whose education, experience, and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our humans recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.