Lead Automation QA Engineer

About the role

AlgaeCal, an eCommerce company based in Vancouver, is looking for a Lead QA Developer to join its QA team and help improve the quality, stability and reliability of its React-based storefront and internal middleware. The role focuses on building robust automated testing systems, reducing flaky tests and strengthening CI/CD integration.

Key responsibilities

• Build, maintain and scale automated testing frameworks for the Shopify Hydrogen storefront and backend middleware
• Integrate automated tests into cloud-based CI/CD pipelines so developers get fast, reliable feedback
• Improve automation coverage, pipeline stability, test runtimes and reporting, and reduce defects reaching production
• Mentor, coach and review the work of other QA developers and raise the technical standard of the team

Required profile

• 5+ years of QA development experience with real examples of automated testing strategies built, maintained, improved or scaled
• 2+ years of leadership, mentorship or coaching experience
• Strong command of JavaScript and TypeScript, writing and reviewing tests in a modern JS/TS environment
• Hands-on experience with frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright or similar
• Ability to architect and scale testing across frontend storefronts and backend middleware
• Comfort with API contract testing, performance profiling, load testing and browser developer tool profiling; Python, PHP, Figma, Storybook or Jest is a plus
• Humble, eager to learn and a great teammate

What we offer

• Above-market pay, discussed after an interview
• Healthcare package
• Monthly team events and activities
• Flexible statutory holidays with the option to bank days
• Casual dress code

To apply, candidates must send a resume and a cover letter together in one file, answering questions about why they fit the role, their toughest challenge, recent books, hobbies, current job and reasons for leaving.