Senior Software Developer - Unit Test Development
CapIntel Inc.
Since launching in 2019, CapIntel has been on a mission to provide magical financial moments for all: investors, wealth professionals, and our customers.
Our innovative proposal generation platform transforms how financial professionals compare, discuss, and present investment options, empowering clients to make informed decisions. We pride ourselves on revolutionizing an outdated process with a product that's adopted four times more than previous solutions. One executive called CapIntel "the most intuitive platform I’ve used in almost 20 years in financial services.”
As one of Canada's fastest-growing wealthtech companies, CapIntel is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Our relentless commitment to innovation drives us to build a dynamic team, strengthening our ability to impact the wealth industry landscape in 2024 and beyond.
About the role
As a Senior Software Developer - Unit Test Development, you will be responsible for empowering developers to enhance their productivity by building tools, frameworks, and providing strategic insights into testing methodologies. You will work closely with developers to implement best practices in unit testing, ensure integration testing is robust and well-structured, and maintain a holistic view of the system’s functionality. Your expertise in testing tools and strategies will be essential to improving the quality and efficiency of the development process.
What you'll do
Development and Testing Strategy
- Play a key role in the development of testing frameworks and tools that support developers in writing efficient, scalable tests.
- Design and implement a comprehensive testing strategy for the entire system, considering how new features and changes may impact existing functionality.
- Ensure seamless integration between various systems and features through medium to large-scale integration tests.
Testing Frameworks and Tools
- Write test frameworks that enable developers to test their code more effectively and efficiently.
- Select and implement the appropriate testing tools for each task, optimizing the development workflow.
- Ensure that the testing tools and frameworks you develop are robust, scalable, and easy for the development team to use.
Support and Collaboration
- Assist developers in writing unit tests, providing guidance on best practices and implementing mocks where necessary.
- Collaborate closely with the development team to ensure that the tests written cover all necessary scenarios and edge cases.
- Help developers identify the most critical tests to write and focus on key areas that will have the most significant impact on the product's reliability.
Vision and Impact
- Maintain an overarching vision of the system, understanding how different components interact with one another, and how new features may affect other parts of the codebase.
- Drive initiatives to improve test coverage, automation, and efficiency, ensuring high-quality releases and minimizing regression issues.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a software developer or a similar role, with a strong background in coding.
- Experience working with MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, ReactJS, Node.js)
- Experience in developing testing tools, frameworks, and strategies for large-scale systems.
- In-depth knowledge and application of test automation, unit testing, integration testing, and frameworks.
- Strong understanding of how different features and systems interact and impact the overall codebase.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with development teams.
Bonus experience
- Experience with assisting developers in writing unit tests.
- Familiarity with various testing tools and frameworks and a demonstrated ability to select the right tools for the job.
- Knowledge of creating testing strategies for complex systems with multiple integrations and dependencies.
We know that what matters most is a positive attitude, a hunger to learn, and the drive to create quality work and get results. While we value experience and specific kinds of knowledge, we also know that sometimes it’s a roundabout career journey. And if you’re not sure you meet the experience requirements for this position, but you know in your gut that you’ve got what it takes to bring this role to the next level, we’d like to hear from you!
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience, so please let us know if you require any accommodations to support your application process by emailing [email protected].
What we can offer you
Remote first work: We’re a Canadian based, remote-first environment, with in-office collaboration zones and individual workspaces in Gatineau, QC or Halifax, NS and hubs of virtual employees in Southwestern Ontario. Successful candidates will be expected to adopt Eastern time core hours as part of their regular schedule, regardless of physical location.
Pay: We’re proud to offer a fair, competitive, and equitable process to determine pay that is based on your skills, knowledge, experience and internal equity. We will present our best offer so you don’t have to worry about playing the negotiation game.
Benefits: Our comprehensive benefit package is available from your first day and we offer generous flex credits to allow you to top up your coverage in whatever way is meaningful to you! You’ll be able to allocate your flex credits to any combination of our Group RSP, Healthcare Spending Account and/or Lifestyle Spending Account.
Time away from work: We love working at CapIntel, but we also love our lives outside of work. We offer competitive vacation days, life-care days, and company holidays and build in some flexibility too! Our vacation benefits increase along with your time at CapIntel, to thank and reward your continued commitment.
Professional growth: We thrive on building our career journeys by learning, mentoring and experiencing through our jobs, our colleagues and our leadership team. Not only do we encourage it, but we also enforce a culture that ensures we thrive, grow and evolve. All new hires will receive an onboarding success plan to help you progress during your first 90 days at CapIntel.
Belonging: We respect, appreciate and celebrate our individuality. And we know that our diverse perspectives further each other and our business along the path towards greatness. We find ways to socialize, build a sense of community (even if it is across the country!) and challenge each other to share creativity in our “safe-to-fail” environment. We’re committed to making sure you know you’re appreciated for exactly who you are
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Equity, diversity and accessibility
CapIntel believes that all dimensions of diversity are a strength, and that we have a role to play in actively reducing and eliminating systemic barriers to employment equity. We believe in equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, language, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family and marital status, neurodivergence, national origin, and age. We cultivate an inclusive workplace where people excel based on personal merit, qualification, experience, ability, and job performance.