What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Automation Developer position at Jobgether?
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior QA Automation Developer based in Canada.
This role is designed for an experienced QA professional who thrives on building scalable automation solutions and improving software quality across modern technology platforms. You will play a key role in shaping testing practices, strengthening automation frameworks, and enabling development teams to deliver reliable products faster. Working in a remote-first engineering environment, you will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA leaders throughout the software development lifecycle. The position combines hands-on automation engineering with strategic quality improvements, allowing you to influence processes and technical standards. You will contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and engineering excellence while working with modern testing tools and technologies. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on product quality within a fast-growing technology organization.
\nThe Senior QA Automation Developer will be responsible for driving automation excellence, improving testing practices, and ensuring high-quality software delivery through collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Architect, develop, maintain, and scale automated test suites using Playwright and industry-standard automation practices.
- Design and implement reliable end-to-end testing solutions with a focus on maintainability, scalability, and long-term efficiency.
- Collaborate with developers and product managers throughout the SDLC to identify quality risks, clarify requirements, and define acceptance criteria.
- Drive quality across UI and API testing by leveraging tools such as Postman, monitoring insights, incident reviews, and customer feedback.
- Apply AI-powered tools and innovative approaches to accelerate QA automation development and improve testing strategies.
- Create comprehensive test plans based on product requirements, technical documentation, and business objectives.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for key initiatives and validate new features before release.
- Review manual test cases and identify opportunities to integrate scenarios into automated regression suites.
- Improve QA processes, documentation, workflows, and best practices across engineering teams.
- Partner with senior QA leaders to enhance automation standards and promote continuous quality improvements.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in software quality engineering, automation frameworks, and Agile development environments, with the ability to combine technical expertise and collaborative problem-solving skills.
- 5 years of experience in QA engineering, testing SaaS, cloud applications, or complex software platforms.
- 2 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle and quality engineering principles.
- Proven experience creating scalable end-to-end automation solutions using design patterns such as Page Object Model, data factories, and separation of concerns.
- Experience with both UI and API testing, including API validation tools such as Postman.
- Strong automation-first mindset with experience improving test coverage and integrating automation into CI/CD workflows.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, rapid release cycles, and test management platforms.
- Experience with TypeScript and/or Go is a plus.
- Knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to continuously learn new technologies and incorporate modern testing approaches, including AI-assisted tools.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage with full drug coverage.
- Health and wellness spending account with annual flexibility for wellness-related expenses.
- Four weeks of paid vacation plus additional personal floater days.
- Group RRSP/DPSP retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
- Access to telemedicine services and licensed practitioner support.
- Parental leave top-up programs to support growing families.
- Flexible remote-first work model with the option to work from company offices across Canada.
- Opportunity to work in a fast-growing technology environment with strong engineering culture.
- Exposure to modern tools, technologies, and innovative approaches to software quality.
- Career growth opportunities within a collaborative and high-performing team.
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.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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