Senior QA Engineer

 

 

 

 

About the Role

We’re hiring a Senior QA Engineer to join our engineering team and own the end-to-end quality of our flagship products. You will design, execute, and maintain both manual and automated test suites, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and external QA teams to ensure we deliver rock-solid releases. You should be an advocate for quality, able to navigate ambiguity, be an excellent written and verbal communicator, and help drive best practices across the organization.

Design, document, and execute comprehensive manual test plans and test cases across web and API layers

Develop, extend, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites

Collaborate with external stakeholders— clients’ QA teams, integration partners, and cross-functional teams—to understand their needs and incorporate their feedback into our QA processes

Triage, track, and report defects; work with engineering teams to ensure timely resolution

Take initiative to identify gaps in test coverage and propose solutions that improve overall product quality

Communicate test results, risks, and recommendations clearly in English, both verbally and in writing

5+ years of hands-on QA experience, with a strong focus on manual testing methodologies

Proven track record building and maintaining automated test suites

Deep understanding of software QA fundamentals, including test planning, defect tracking, and metrics

Excellent English communication skills—comfortable writing clear bug reports and leading distributed discussions

Self-motivated, collaborative, and able to work effectively with minimal supervision

We also work hard to ensure Canary is a fun and exciting place to work! Here are some of the additional benefits:

 

Canary Days:  As a company we want to ensure that the team has time to recharge. Each month we provide company wide days off to ensure there is at least one extended weekend or day off.

 

Self Improvement Club: We meet each month and share our personal goals for the month. Each individual is provided a budget towards any purchases that help us achieve these goals.

 

Professional Development Chats: We provide budget to help drive cross functional professional development conversations across the organization.

 

Travel Reimbursement: Team members are able to visit our offices across New York, San Francisco or Dallas when they choose, and are provided a travel stipend for doing so.  Spend time working with the team in their office, and use the rest of your time exploring a new city!