About the Role
We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer who is passionate about software quality and automation to help ensure our products are reliable, scalable, and deliver an exceptional customer experience. You'll design and build our automated E2E testing practice from the ground up, working closely with Product and Engineering to make sure we stop shipping regressions as we scale.
Responsibilities
- Guide Product Managers in translating use cases into testable requirements and edge cases.
- Own the definition of test strategy and testing standards, and design our automated E2E / user-flow testing approach from scratch.
- Develop and execute automated functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test suites.
- Implement the automated portions of the testing plans you define.
- Mentor and train engineers on writing, maintaining, and extending automated tests.
- Perform manual/exploratory testing where automation isn't yet in place.
- Identify, document, and track defects, working with engineering to drive timely resolution.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor test execution, analyze failures, and continuously improve coverage and reliability.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, including 3+ years focused on test automation.
- Experience in testing web applications, APIs, mobile apps and backend services.
- Experience designing an automated testing practice from scratch.
- Comfort partnering with Product Managers to surface testing needs and edge cases.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar).
- Experience testing REST APIs (Postman or similar).
- Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript; Ruby experience is a plus.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile practices.
- Experience mentoring or upskilling other engineers in testing practices.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; excellent communication.
- Experience with IoT, connected devices, or hardware-interfacing software is a plus.
- Experience with EV charging, OCPP, or similar device-communication protocols is a plus.
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus.
- Performance or load testing experience is a plus.
Skills
- Test Automation
- Web Application Testing
- API Testing
- Mobile App Testing
- Backend Service Testing
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Selenium
- Postman
- Python
- TypeScript
- Ruby
- Git
- CI/CD
- Agile
- Mentoring
- Troubleshooting
- IoT
- EV Charging
- OCPP
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing
Location
- North America
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
- Senior
Benefits
- Ownership over a testing practice from day one.
- Chance to shape how an engineering team thinks about quality.
- Opportunity to take a supporting role and make a significant impact on the culture and values of the company.
- Environmental Impact - Clean energy company with a mission to reduce carbon emissions globally.
About the Company
- SWTCH is pioneering EV charging solutions for multifamily and commercial properties across North America.
- Since 2016, our team of entrepreneurs, energy professionals, and technologists has been focused on unlocking the social, economic, and environmental benefits of widespread EV adoption.
- Our solutions are deployed in tens of thousands of locations —many of which are low-to-moderate income housing—helping to make clean mobility accessible for all.
- With an expanding footprint across Canada and the U.S., we’re scaling quickly and looking for mission-driven talent to help accelerate our growth.
- We're primarily Python and TypeScript, with React on the frontend and some Ruby on Rails services.
Equal Opportunity
- SWTCH Energy is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
