Quality Assurance Automation Engineer for Optix, developing automated QA practices and frameworks. Collaborating with product team to ensure platform reliability and automation as AI features evolve.
Responsibilities
Create and own Optix’s QA strategy, including processes, frameworks, and quality standards
Build automated test suites (unit, integration, API, end-to-end) that scale with a fast-moving product
Introduce AI-assisted QA processes such as AI-generated test cases, regression detection, and output evaluation
Collaborate closely with Engineering and Product to integrate QA early in the development cycle
Identify opportunities to improve user experience, product reliability, and development velocity
Troubleshoot, reproduce, and validate bugs, contributing fixes when appropriate
Requirements
5+ years of experience in software QA, with a strong focus on test automation
Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining automated test suites (unit, API, integration, and E2E)
Experience with PHP/Laravel is required
Experience with modern Javascript frameworks like Vue, React and Angular
Solid understanding of REST/GraphQL API testing and integration patterns
Experience working with CI/CD systems and incorporating automated testing into deployment pipelines
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adopt modern testing approaches
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a systems-thinking mindset
Able to work independently and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain test strategies and results clearly to both technical and non-technical team members
Experience with automation frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright, PHPUnit, Pest, or similar
Comfort working with Git, Linux command line tools, and continuous integration systems
Experience designing maintainable, testable frameworks in complex systems
Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman, k6, or custom frameworks
Willingness to learn AI-specific testing patterns, including prompt engineering, context evaluation, and LLM behavior monitoring
Ability to diagnose, reproduce, and resolve issues, contributing code fixes when appropriate
Benefits
Competitive salary compensation and commission structure
Strong Employee Stock Option Plan offering
Excellent health and dental coverage program provided by Sunlife
Mission-driven workplace experience with a positive, collaborative and supportive team culture
Personal and professional growth opportunities
Healthy snacks and locally roasted coffee – slow pour is our jam
Team lunches and socials
Annual health and fitness credit
Fun offsite activities that allow us to reconnect as a team
A beautiful, waterfront Gastown office and a flexible 60/40 hybrid workplace plan
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