QA Engineer

Headquartered in Mississauga, the company has grown since 1995 by acquiring regional IT providers. Company vehicles are provided for techs who drive to client sites.

Role overview

We are creating this position because the workload has grown. QA role embedded in a product squad. You'll review stories before development starts, not just test them at the end. Goldcrest's Mobile team ships every two weeks. We need someone who can write automated tests and still find bugs by hand. We engage team members in Kenya as full-time contractors. Most of our contractors have been with us for more than two years. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Main duties

Integrate test suites into GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps pipelines. Investigate and fix flaky tests rather than just retrying them. Run exploratory testing on new features and document findings with clear repro steps. Write and maintain automated UI tests with Playwright, Cypress or Selenium WebDriver. Manage test data and environments with developers and DevOps. Report on test coverage, escaped defects and release readiness. Test mobile apps on real devices and on BrowserStack or Sauce Labs.

Qualifications

3+ years of software QA experience, including test automation. Programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python or Java for test code. Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum. Ability to write clear bug reports and test cases. Patience and persistence when chasing intermittent issues. Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON and tools like Postman. Working knowledge of CI pipelines and Git.

Nice to have

Testing payment flows or other regulated software. Visual regression tools such as Percy or Applitools.

Pay: $2,100 to $2,600/month

Why work with us

Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise. Paid time off.

Please mention your notice period and expected salary.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Goldcrest.