Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Everflow•Toronto, ON

24d•$110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

As a Senior SDET, you are the technical authority for quality on our team. You will lead the development and implementation of our long-term automation roadmap, ensuring our testing ecosystem is scalable and robust. You will champion a developer-first mindset, treating test code with the same rigor and architectural standards as production code. You will remain hands-on while also supervising the quality of contributions from the wider QA team, ensuring that our automation across API, integration, and UI, remain clean, efficient, and reliable.

Requirements

5+ years in an SDET or Automation role, with clear experience in a Senior or Lead capacity.
Mastery of Playwright and Robot Framework.
Proficiency with Git, Jenkins, and JIRA.
Familiarity with GCP, Kubernetes, and Microservices architecture.
Computer Science degree or equivalent professional experience.
Proven ability to work with a QA technical roadmap and execute on it effectively.
Treat test code as a first-class citizen. You have proficiency in at least one OO language (Java, Python, or C#) and modern frontend tech (JS/TS).
Deep experience designing automation across API, integration, and UI layers, with strong expertise in Playwright and Robot Framework.
A "critical eye" for identifying gaps in others' test plans and the ability to mentor peers on improving their technical approach.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of the QA process! Partner with developers to improve system testability and ensure quality is built into every stage of the lifecycle, from requirement definition through production validation.
Own the implementation of our technical roadmap for the QA department including identifying tool gaps and researching new technologies.
Act as a Lead Reviewer for the QA team, establishing coding standards, and conducting rigorous PR reviews to elevate the entire team’s coding proficiency.
Operate and enforce quality gates within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring fast feedback, high signal tests, and clear release readiness criteria.
Design and implement automated testing at the API and service layer, validating data integrity, business logic, and system interactions across microservices.
Build and maintain mock services and test doubles (e.g., WireMock or equivalent) to enable deterministic, isolated testing independent of third-party systems.
Evaluate and implement AI-augmented testing practices, including self-healing scripts to reduce maintenance, automated gap analysis to ensure coverage, Synthetic Data Generation and Predictive Test Prioritization as examples.