Remote Software Test Developer

Summary

Join D2L's team of passionate software test developers who are dedicated to building quality, secure, high-performing software that transforms teaching and learning for millions of people. As a member of the Agile development team, you will contribute to technology that improves education globally.

Requirements

• Thrive at finding defects and design issues in software during all phases of the software development process
• Have a high bar for quality, software performance, and security
• Create and nurture feedback loops to provide information for continuous improvement of testing
• Have coding (Swift, Objective-C, C#, Java) and/or scripting skills (JavaScript, Python, Perl, PowerShell) to enable you to read production code and contribute to test automation
• Identify risks and gaps in analysis and test coverage through sound critical thinking
• Design effective automation tests and contribute to automation frameworks
• Collaborate effectively, helping your team to develop testable features, and identifying test tasks during design
• Be passionate about our users and are their advocates in the development process

Responsibilities

• Work on an Agile development team which includes Developers, Testers, Designers, a Technical Product Manager, and a Development Manager
• Contribute to the definition, requirements, development, and testing of problems we are solving
• Be flexible and adapt how you spend your time according to the needs of your team and projects
• Take charge of your team’s overall quality strategy; help the team to adapt and optimize for quality up front, rather than providing a safety net to catch failures
• Leverage your strengths to help your team improve quality in various ways: perhaps you’ll contribute to product code, participate in code reviews, design and write automated tests, plan and execute exploratory testing, implement reliability engineering strategies, or take on any other activities that will help your team increase confidence in what they’re building
• Coach other members of your team about how to approach quality-related activities, and foster a mature quality culture within the team
• Be a compelling communicator of quality concerns

Benefits

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our Catch the Wave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for Catch the Wave related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne