Sr. Software Developer, Quality Platform

Propel Holdings•Toronto, ON

7h•CA$100,000 - CA$135,000

About The Position

Propel is seeking a Senior Software Developer, Quality Platform to join their team. This role focuses on building and evolving the underlying quality and developer platform capabilities that enable engineering teams to move faster with confidence. The ideal candidate will have a strong platform engineering mindset and a passion for improving how software is built, tested, and delivered. You will design, build, maintain, and improve the tools and services that support engineering excellence across the SDLC, partnering closely with DevOps and product engineering teams to streamline CI/CD automation, improve developer workflows, strengthen observability and incident readiness, and enable scalable, high-quality software delivery. This role requires a practical backend engineering approach, strong platform instincts, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science or a related technical field
8+ years of professional experience in software development, platform engineering, developer tooling, or quality engineering with a strong backend focus
Proven experience building and maintaining internal engineering tools, APIs, services, or SDKs that improve developer productivity
Strong backend engineering fundamentals and experience designing scalable, maintainable production systems
Experience with developer-facing tooling or platform services
Strong understanding of API design and backend production services
Hands-on experience with CI/CD automation and modern engineering workflows
Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments
Familiarity with cloud security practices and operational best practices
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and platform automation
Working knowledge of observability and incident management practices
Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to create clear documentation and align cross-functional partners
Collaborative mindset, strong ownership, and a continuous improvement approach to platform and developer experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in FinTech, B2C SaaS, or other regulated environments is an asset
Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) is an asset
Ability to integrate or adopt AI tools in day-to-day tasks

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain platform tools, internal APIs, SDKs, and automation that improve software delivery and developer productivity
Enhance and extend CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows to reduce friction, shorten feedback loops, and improve release quality
Apply sound backend engineering principles to build scalable, reliable platform services and integrations
Partner with DevOps and engineering teams to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and quality enablement across the SDLC
Keep platform services, tools, and automation up to date through continuous improvement and proactive maintenance
Support scalable QA and engineering workflows by creating self-serve capabilities for developers and testers
Strengthen observability and incident readiness by improving telemetry, monitoring, and operational insight across platform services
Contribute to infrastructure and platform standards through Infrastructure as Code and engineering best practices
Produce clear technical documentation for platform capabilities, workflows, and engineering usage
Help shape the long-term roadmap for quality platform and developer enablement capabilities