Sr SDET – AWS Serverless
Applicantz • Canada
**Role & seniority: ** Senior SDET (hands-on), leading and actively executing quality strategy (not a traditional QA role)
**Location & work type: ** Remote; work to be done in PST hours
**Stack/tools (as stated): **
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Languages: TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js (or similar)
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Backend/API testing: REST APIs, distributed systems, event-driven integrations
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Frontend testing: Cypress
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Cloud/AWS: Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, IAM
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Quality/automation: scalable automation frameworks, CI/CD quality gates
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Contract testing: across microservices
**Top 3 responsibilities: **
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Redesign/enforce a scalable test strategy aligned to a “healthy test pyramid”
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Build automation frameworks for API + integration testing (incl. contract testing)
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Implement and maintain CI/CD quality gates and validate serverless event-driven workflows (retries/DLQs/IAM)
**Must-have skills: **
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Strong programming skills (TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js or similar)
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Proven experience building automation frameworks
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Deep experience testing REST APIs and distributed systems
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Hands-on AWS experience (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, IAM)
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Experience with Cypress (or equivalent)
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CI/CD pipeline integration experience
**Nice-to-haves: **
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Experience mentoring engineers / driving shared ownership of quality
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Experience reducing regression time and flaky test rates
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Extensive exposure to event-dr
Full Description
Remote Role, work to be done in PST hours.
We are hiring a Senior SDET to lead and actively execute our quality strategy within a cloud-native, serverless microservices platform on AWS — partnering closely with engineers while building and implementing scalable automation solutions hands-on.
This is not a traditional QA role. You will design, build, and evolve an automation-first testing strategy across backend services, event-driven integrations, APIs, frontend (Cypress), and CI/CD pipelines — working closely with engineering teams to reduce production defects, improve integration reliability, and modernize our overall quality approach.
Top 3 “must haves” skills
- Strong programming skills (TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js or similar)
- Proven experience building automation frameworks
- Deep experience testing REST APIs and distributed systems.
- Cloud-Native | Serverless | AWS
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong programming skills (TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js or similar)
- Proven experience building automation frameworks
- Deep experience testing REST APIs and distributed systems
- Hands-on AWS experience (Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, IAM)
- Experience with Cypress (or equivalent) for frontend automation
- CI/CD pipeline integration experience
Responsibilities
- Redesign and enforce a scalable test strategy aligned with a healthy test pyramid
- Build robust API and integration automation frameworks
- Implement contract testing across microservices
- Validate serverless workflows (Lambda, event-driven flows, IAM, retries, DLQs)
- Integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
- Reduce regression time and flaky test rates
- Mentor engineers and drive shared ownership of quality
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