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Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) (Remote)

A Little Bit About Us:

Certn is a growing global technology company that is looking to reinvent the way organizations build Trust in People with technology and AI-backed background checks. We are proud to share that we recently secured 105 million in funding, were named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Awards, and are on track to become one of Canada’s fastest-growing start-ups.

Who are Certonians?

We are soccer players, DIY creators, spicy-food lovers, karaoke lovers, wine connoisseurs, and so much more! We are a team of 300+ people currently living the dream at Certn and we are looking for more team members to level us up. If you are excited about working with a group that values accountability, working synergistically with one another, being inclusive of different perspectives, and not being an a**hole - aka approaching all solutions & problems with compassion and empathy - we want to hear from you!

This Opportunity:

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to expand our growing Quality team, reporting to our Director of Quality,

As an SDET, you will demonstrate a consistent curiosity coupled with a passion for quality in everything that we do. We value accuracy and pay attention to details, but we are not constrained by a “checklist mentality”, meaning we are continually pushing ourselves, our products, and our organizations to improve. We collaborate with every other part of the organization to find better ways to deliver value in those roles, products, processes, and within our own specialties. We experiment often, and base our recommendations on observable, measurable results that consider both causation and impact. We experiment, observe, analyze, inform, and recommend. We do that with a number of tools, processes, techniques, heuristics, frameworks and models that help us to be faster, more thorough, more efficient, and ultimately, more effective.

Key Responsibilities

Be able to decompress requirements to both understand and uncover risks prior to implementation
Work with engineering leaders across all engineering disciplines to continuously improve the quality of products and processes
Be able to develop processes and strategies to measure the quality of the engineering deliverables in a way that can be used for decision making
Drive and document test strategies, design test cases, and both write and conduct manual and automated testing for various features across all platforms and technology layers
Ensure that technical decisions support our goals of quality, performance, scalability, reliability, availability, and security, and have a massive impact on the quality of the product
Contribute to and be accountable for goals set by the organization
Be Self-Driven with proven experience in road-mapping Quality Engineering projects and influencing test automation vision through critical thought process and experience
Be passionate about exploring, driving, and implementing scalable and robust test automation solutions and tools
Bring delight to our customers by driving quality through troubleshooting and triaging issues
Partner and mentor other team members to guide them to the right direction through test planning and code reviews, and lead by example

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

We are hoping you’ll bring...

Proven experience in test planning, preparation and execution of test strategies
Thorough understanding of, and experience with, testing methodologies, test case management and Issue/Bug tracking tools
A desire and passion for working in a collaborative feedback-driven environment
Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English

Whether you are a Unicorn or on your way towards being one, having a demonstrable subset of some of the following skills and proficiencies would be desired:

Proven track record of change management, process improvement, and ensuring success of complicated projects
Expertise with an object-oriented scripting language (python), code reviews, automated UI testing, CI/CD tools, performance and load testing, and working in the cloud (AWS)
Exposure to Security, Accessibility, and Penetration testing
Ability to review test automation code, provide constructive feedback, and set standards for great code
Experience working with logging solutions and deriving quality through observability

Benefits

Our goal is to make sure Certn to be the best place for you to work. That means we are consistently asking for your feedback, researching best practices, and implementing new programs and changes in the way we work so that we can each walk away every day feeling proud to work here!

Some of the benefits you can expect at Certn are...

4 weeks of paid vacation
12 wellness days
Extensive health benefits
Family support program (including support for new parents and caregivers)
Remote-first and supports flexible remote arrangements
Green transportation allowance
Fitness & wellness allowance
Work from home allowance
Professional development budget
And a few more goodies!

Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box?

We value diversity in our teams’ experience. Whatever your background, experience, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, race, and gender is, we want to hear from you! We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for all employees from all walks of life. One of our corporate goals is to build an environment that will be the best place for you to work and spend your time. To accomplish that, we know we need to develop a diverse team where everyone feels included and where a variety of voices are heard.

*If you have a disability that requires accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can best assist you*

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