Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Remote (Canada-only) SDET at Point Digital Finance who writes and owns automated UI, API, and end-to-end tests, keeps suites healthy in GitHub Actions CI, performs risk-based exploratory testing, and uses AI-assisted tooling. Core stack is JavaScript/TypeScript with Playwright (Cypress/Selenium also acceptable).
- Compensation
- CA$93.1K–CA$102.9K / yr
- Location
- Canada
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3+ years of experience in software quality engineering with hands-on test automation experience
- Strong working proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, able to read an unfamiliar codebase and add to it
- Hands-on experience with a modern automation framework (Playwright preferred; Cypress or Selenium translates) across UI and API testing
- Comfortable working in Git and CI/CD, including debugging failing pipeline runs
- Experience testing APIs and backend services in addition to browser-based applications
- Solid understanding of software testing fundamentals: functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing
- Hands-on use of AI/LLM-assisted tools in testing or development workflow with judgment about reviewing their output
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to building quality into the SDLC
- Legally authorized to work in Canada and currently residing in Canada
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript
- Experience with API, integration, component, or contract testing
- Experience testing AI-enabled product features or evaluating LLM output quality
- Familiarity with observability tooling (logs, traces, dashboards) for investigating production issues
- Contributions to shared testing tooling, internal documentation, or team testing practices beyond own tickets
Full description
This is a 100% remote position open only to candidates currently based in Canada. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada and reside in the country.
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About Point
✨ Real Impact, Real People: Our mission at Point is to make homeownership more valuable and accessible. Your work directly helps homeowners access their wealth, achieve financial flexibility, and realize life changing goals.
✨ Funding: With over $175M raised from top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, WestCap, Greylock, and Prudential, we’re scaling fast! You have the opportunity to join us at a pivotal stage.
✨ Game-changing Product: We're building a category defining company in home equity. We’ve earned a 4.7 Trustpilot rating and an A+ from the BBB, a testament to the value we provide to our 20,000+ customers.
✨ Great Place to Work: Our employees love working here! We are a Certified Great Place to Work and a Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area.
✨ Remote First Culture, Genuine Connection: Work from anywhere in Canada while staying closely connected through virtual collaboration, team gatherings, and a people-first culture.
About the role
As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Point, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products by writing and owning the tests that help us ship with confidence. You will build automated tests, identify risks, and partner closely with Engineering and Product throughout the software development lifecycle.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you will develop and maintain automation across UI, API, and backend services, contribute to our testing frameworks, and help improve how we validate and release software. You will work alongside experienced Quality and Software Engineers, gaining exposure to modern testing practices, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development while helping teams deliver high-quality experiences to our customers.
Check out our latest Engineering Blog to learn more about why it's a great time to join Point's Engineering team!
Your responsibilities
- Write, maintain, and extend automated UI, API, and end-to-end tests within our existing test framework.
- Create and execute test strategies for product features, covering functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing based on risk.
- Partner with Software Engineers and Product teams during feature development to identify quality risks, edge cases, and testing requirements early in the development lifecycle.
- Keep tests running well in CI: debug pipeline failures in GitHub Actions, reduce run time where you can, and escalate systemic issues.