Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Fully remote in GTA (local candidates only)

Type: FTE/Perm 

Salary: $88 - 130k CAD + stock options

Who we are
Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions. We are a Silicon Valley based startup that has more than doubled in size every year since inception. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal Systems has been deployed at scale with the top retailers in the world. We are looking for smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world! 

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced QA Engineer to oversee our software QA operations and to ensure that we deliver a polished enterprise-grade product to our customers. The QA Engineer will work closely with our frontend and backend engineers as well as our QA analysts to produce well tested and documented code on all levels of the software organization at Focal. This role will be ~70% automated testing and ~30% manual. With a large portion of our team in Poland we are looking for someone who is comfortable having a more flexible schedule to maximize the CET timezone crossover. 

Additional Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the engineering and product team to identify system/feature requirements
• Create comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases for frontend and backend code alike
• Perform thorough regression testing, execute manual and automated testing of existing and new code
• Design, develop, deploy and execute automated test scripts and report on the output of these tests
• Identify and document bugs thoroughly, create tasks for the engineering team and help drive issues to a resolution
• Build tools to track key QA metrics and monitor & report on key metrics
• Assist in planning and coordinating all QA activities, help oversee our team of QA analysts

What you need to be successful

• 3+ years professional experience including 3+ years in a QA Engineer role
• 3+ years of experience with Python, JavaScript & Cypress
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Experience in writing and executing data consistency/accuracy tests a plus
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Experience with automated testing tools
• Comfortable presenting to the management team
• Startup mentality, team player and willing to work 40+ hours a week

Why Focal Systems
Strong Values and Mission - We are a tightly-knit team with an ambitious mission and a strong set of core values, which define our approach to business and have successfully guided us since inception.

Exceptional Team - We are a team of hard-working, fun-loving professionals from some of the most eminent universities, research labs, and tech companies of our time. We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art.

Outstanding Partners - We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors.

What we offer
We care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all of our employees. We offer:

• Competitive salary 
• Large issue of stock options
• OTE Compensation plan
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Quarterly Team Retreats
• Education grants

Note: Our pay bands are driven by market benchmarks in the target geography for hiring. Our posted ranges typically include multiple job levels. A candidate's level is determined by their performance throughout our talent acquisition process including technical screens, behavior interviews, presentations, work samples, and references. We will communicate transparently with the candidate at final stages regarding how we have leveled them, and what salary range that places them into. Placement within range is equally determined by education, general experience in your profession, specific experience in our domain, and your performance in the talent acquisition process. It is rare to receive an offer at the top of the range for a role.