QA Automation Engineer

Role Overview

• 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

Must Haves

• 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

Must Haves

• 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

Nice-To-Haves

• Have used test platforms that incorporate AI for increased productivity
• Experience with AI/ML testing frameworks or AI tooling (LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pydantic, OpenAI evals, etc.)
• Deployment expertise: containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), production monitoring
• Prior QA experience in a B2B SaaS environment
• Experience building a QA practice from scratch or acting as a QA lead

Tech Stack

• Angular
• AWS
• Cloud
• Cypress
• Google Cloud Platform
• GraphQL
• JavaScript
• Linux
• Laravel
• PHP
• React
• Vue.js

Benefits

We take care of our teammatesThis is a unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing technology startup. Taking care of our team on this journey is a priority. We offer:

• 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