Senior Engineer in Test/Test Lead

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies🚀. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by tier-one venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

As a Senior Engineer in Test, you will be our last line of defense in shipping bug-free features to our platform. You will collaborate with your fellow engineers and product managers to ensure the delivery of new features to our platform that are bug-free and meet product objectives. You will maintain an end-to-end test suite in Playwright and verify code before it reaches production. You will work closely with your colleagues to improve test coverage, diagnose bugs in new and existing features, and build an excellent and supportive engineering culture.

In this role, your responsibilities would include:

• Verifying features are bug-free and meet product objectives.

• Identifying and problem-solving potential issues.

• Ensuring product quality and helping to deliver a consistent and reliable user experience.

• Demonstrating exceptional attention to detail and ability to design and execute effective testing strategies.

• Working closely with cross-functional teams to deploy bug-free software, including engineers, designers, and product managers.

• Assisting in coordinating the QA discipline at Hiive, including implementing best practices and mentoring other EITs.

Required Skills:

• Substantial experience building automated end-to-end test suites using Playwright.

• Substantial experience performing manual QA on responsive web platforms.

• Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions.

• Ability to create and maintain test documentation, including test plans, cases, and reports.

• Exhibit strong communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.

• Familiarity with ExUnit or other Elixir unit testing frameworks.

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.

• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.