Web Quality Assurance Specialist

Avidbots is a pioneering leader in the field of robotics, dedicated to developing cutting-edge autonomous cleaning solutions for commercial and industrial environments. Our mission is to revolutionize the way cleaning and maintenance tasks are performed by introducing innovative, efficient, and sustainable robotic technologies. Avidbots is committed to delivering intelligent and autonomous robotic solutions that not only enhance operational efficiency but also promote a cleaner and healthier world.

Our groundbreaking autonomous cleaning robots, specifically the Neo 2 and Kas, are redefining the cleaning industry by offering state-of-the-art technology, advanced navigation, and data-driven insights to businesses across the globe. These robots are designed to perform tasks such as scrubbing and sanitization, and maintain cleanliness in a wide range of industries, including airports, shopping malls, warehouses, retail, and more.

Headquartered in Kitchener, ON, Canada, we are an employee-focused organization that has been certified a Great Place to Work consecutively for the last 5 years and one of Deloitte's Fast 500 (2021).

About this role:

We are looking for a Web Quality Assurance Specialist to support an agile team in designing, building, and testing Avidbots Command Centre Web Application that meets and exceeds our customer expectations. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a fast-paced mature and growing automation engineering organization. The successful candidate will be part of our web application team, working closely with the developers and product managers.

The QA person’s goal is to make sure that each software release is the highest quality. We have set the bar high and expect to meet or exceed it with every release.

This is a hybrid role base 3 days per week in our Kitchener office

Key Responsibilities:

• Review Functional Specifications
• Create test procedures and plans
• Develop and maintain automated test tools and scripts
• Perform hand-on testing of our Web Application software
• Pay close attention to usability & reliability of software and clearly report your findings and observations
• Produce clear and detailed bug reports when applicable
• Perform final release QA test prior to release
• Facilitate software staging (alpha and beta) and reports any abnormalities to the team
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Web (Cloud base) application testing
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, professional testing or development experience
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
• Experience utilizing automated testing tools such as Cypress and Postman for end to end testing and api testing of web applications
• Prior experience working with Jmeter for performance testing
• Experience with Load testing tools
• Comfortable with Git (Bitbucket, Gitlab or any other source control)
• Comfortable working in Linux environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Successfully complete pre-employment onboarding requirements that may include criminal/civil background checks
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• DevOps experience
• UI/UX experience
• Technical Support experience
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada for any employer
  
  

Avidbots is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse workforce. As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. We are a diverse Canadian company founded by international students, and we are proud of the strengths our diversity brings. We hold our executives to the same standards as all of our employees, and we believe work should be a safe space for all. Avidbots has an absolutely zero tolerance policy for discrimination or hate against members of any race, religion or sexual orientation. We also offer a professional working environment and culture and believe that work / life balance is critical to ensure the happiness/well-being of our people.

Upon request, Avidbots will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.