Senior QA Engineer

Summary

Join Roofr, a successful yet early-stage startup, as a highly motivated and experienced QA Engineer. You will play a key role in developing and executing test plans, identifying defects, and ensuring high-quality software products. This role involves building and maintaining automated test suites, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading the transition to a shift-left testing approach. You will progressively take on leadership responsibilities, guiding development teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage. Roofr offers an amazing culture, strong financials, and significant growth opportunities. The company provides a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, retirement matching, parental leave, and a remote-first culture.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance
• Strong proficiency with Playwright or similar testing frameworks
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, or Python
• Expertise in test reliability, including flaky test prevention and maintenance strategies
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence engineering culture and advocate for quality practices across all levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Drive testing architecture to the next stage of Roofr's systems
• Continuously improve quality assurance processes and ensure best practices are followed
• Lead the transition to shift-left testing practices by implementing an automation-first culture, empowering developers to write tests alongside code and integrating quality checkpoints throughout the development process
• Build and maintain comprehensive test suites for acceptance testing, covering all user stories and acceptance criteria
• Conduct test automation efforts for web and mobile (PWA) applications, complemented by targeted manual validation to ensure comprehensive quality
• Develop automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop technical and testing requirements
• Contribute to an early-stage, engineering-first culture focused on quality and best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to articulate specific examples of how your quality initiatives directly impacted business outcomes at early-stage companies (e.g., prevented customer churn, enabled faster feature delivery, reduced engineering rework by 50%+)

Benefits

• 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO! Start your journey with Roofr by decompressing and recharging - we will see you in week 2!
• 1 Friday off per month (we call those our laundry days!)
• Company wide paid shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Years
• Flexible time off
• 80% employer paid benefits
• RRSP/401k match
• Generous Parental Leave policy
• We host 2 retreats per year and great team building activities
• Ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career
• Home office setup stipend
• Internet and phone allowance
• Remote first culture
• Weekly Friday paydays!