Software Test Developer - D2L, Kitchener

What you'll do

Test Developers at D2L are passionate about building quality, secure, high performing software while tackling tough technical and non-technical testing challenges.

• 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 will 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 are 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

Who we're looking for

Your experience is important, but most of all D2L is looking for people who are quick to learn, passionate about what they do, and eager to collaborate with others to create innovative products that delight and inspire users.

• You are an expert in finding defects and design issues in software during all phases of the software development process
• You have a high bar for quality, software performance, and security
• You create and nurture feedback loops to provide information for continuous improvement of testing
• You 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
• You identify risks and gaps in analysis and test coverage through sound critical thinking
• You design effective automation tests and contribute to automation frameworks
• You collaborate effectively, helping your team to develop testable features, and identifying test tasks during design
• You are passionate about our users and are their advocates in the development process
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in computer science, computer engineering or similar technical discipline

The team

You will work on an Agile development team which includes Developers, Testers, Designers, a Technical Product Manager, and a Development Manager. Teams can tackle any problem in any area, ensuring exposure to a variety of problems and technologies. All members of the team contribute to the definition, requirements, development, and testing of the problems being solved, and testers are flexible in adapting how they spend their time according to team and project needs.

Compensation and perks

The annualized base salary offered is determined by each candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, education, training, and experience, aligned to ensure internal and external competitiveness using market data.

• Base Salary Range of $70,000 to $85,000 CAD
• 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 SkillsWave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing including access to mental health services, EFAP program, and financial planning
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Office Spaces at HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne offices