Software Test Developer - Future Consideration

Do you have the talent and drive to help us change how the world learns? Test Developers at D2L are passionate about building quality, secure, high performing software. They tackle tough technical and non-technical testing challenges.

You will contribute to technology that will transform teaching and learning for millions of people. Improving education for millions of people provides a rare opportunity to make a real and significant difference in the world!

• You will work on an Agile development team which includes Developers, Testers, Designers, a Technical Product Manager, and a Development Manager
• Teams can tackle any problem in any area, ensuring exposure to a variety of problems and technologies
• All members of the team contribute to the definition, requirements, development, and testing of the problems we are solving
• Our testers are flexible, and can adapt how they spend their time according to the needs of their team and projects

• Take charge of your team’s overall quality strategy; help the team to adapt and optimize for quality up front, rather than providing a safety net to catch failures
• Leverage your strengths to help your team improve quality in various ways: perhaps you’ll contribute to product code, participate in code reviews, design and write automated tests, plan and execute exploratory testing, implement reliability engineering strategies, or take on any other activities that will help your team increase confidence in what they’re building
• Coach other members of your team about how to approach quality-related activities, and foster a mature quality culture within the team
• Be a compelling communicator of quality concerns

Your experience is important, but most of all we are looking for people who are quick to learn, passionate about what they do, and are eager to collaborate with others to create innovative products that will delight and inspire our users. In general we are looking for:

• You are an expert in finding defects and design issues in software during all phases of the software development process
• You have a high bar for quality, software performance, and security
• You create and nurture feedback loops to provide information for continuous improvement of testing
• You have coding (Swift, Objective-C, C#, Java) and/or scripting skills (JavaScript, Python, Perl, PowerShell) to enable you to read production code and contribute to test automation
• You identify risks and gaps in analysis and test coverage through sound critical thinking
• You design effective automation tests and contribute to automation frameworks
• You collaborate effectively, helping your team to develop testable features, and identifying test tasks during design
• You are passionate about our users and are their advocates in the development process

• Join one of D2L's Communities of Practice to sharpen your skills and discuss big picture issues
• Attend one of many internal lunch and learns
• Attend conferences and workshops
• Propose approaches to solve common problems - we welcome all new ideas
• Mentor and learn
• Be an active member of the testing community, always pushing the boundaries of testing methodologies

Bachelor's degree or diploma in computer science, computer engineering or similar technical discipline.

This posting is not for a current vacancy; it is for future candidate consideration

At D2L, we are dedicated to providing you with the tools to do the best work of your life. While some of our perks and benefits may vary depending on location or employment type, we are proud to provide employees with the following through #LifeAtD2L:

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns
• Flexible work arrangements
• Learning and Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program
• 2 Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities like exams or final assignments
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning and more)
• Retirement planning
• 2 Paid Volunteer Days
• Competitive Benefits Package
• Home Internet Reimbursements
• Employee Referral Program
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition
• Social Events
• Dog Friendly Offices Spaces at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Melbourne offices.