Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Canada
Experience
Senior · 5+ years

Job description

Senior SDET role at Varicent ensuring quality, reliability, scalability and performance of the company's AI-powered ELT platform. Combines software development, test architecture, automation engineering, technical leadership and AI-driven innovation.

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Work mode
Remote · Canada
Languages
English – B2
Pay
CAD 101,000 – 132,500 / year

What you'll do

  • Define and lead the test strategy across unit, integration, API, UI, and data-validation testing layers
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, backend services, and data pipelines
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows to provide fast feedback, reliable quality gates, and consistent release confidence
  • Partner with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and QA team members to build quality into features from design through delivery
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to the development of testing standards, automation practices, and code quality expectations across the team
  • Design and implement AI-enabled and agentic workflows that automate testing, failure analysis, reporting, and engineering operations
  • Analyze quality metrics to identify risks, improve test coverage, reduce flakiness, and increase automation effectiveness
  • Evaluate and introduce tools, frameworks, and engineering practices that improve software quality, reliability, and delivery speed

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Software Development, Test Automation, Software Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • Strong programming experience in languages such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript, with a focus on maintainable and reusable code
  • Experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks for web, API, backend, or data-intensive applications
  • Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar platforms
  • Strong knowledge of API testing, distributed systems, and data validation methodologies
  • Advanced SQL skills with experience validating databases, data pipelines, ETL, or ELT processes
  • Experience using or implementing AI-enabled tools, automation workflows, agentic systems, or LLM-powered engineering solutions
  • Strong communication, mentorship, collaboration, and technical leadership skills, with English proficiency at a B2 level or above

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About Varicent

Where your talent and ambition meet limitless opportunities for success

Varicent provides cutting-edge SaaS solutions that empower revenue leaders globally to design smarter go-to-market strategies, maximize seller performance, and unlock untapped potential.

Mission

Redefining how organizations achieve revenue success

Key facts

  • Sales Performance Management (SPM) software
  • Market leader in the 2025 Forrester Wave Report for SPM
  • 2023 Ventana Research Revenue Performance Management (RPM) Value Index
  • Gartner Peer Insights
  • 2024 Gartner SPM Market Guide

Partners & customers

T-MobileServiceNowWawanesa BankShaw IndustriesMoody'sStryker

What they value

  • Innovate with Purpose
  • Join Excellence
  • Shape the Future
  • Grow Together