QA Engineer

About Us

LYNKED is at the forefront of providing innovative technology solutions that drive efficiency and sustainability. With a diverse product portfolio that includes smart thermal energy and water meters, as well as the most advanced cloud IoT Platform and communication infrastructure for multi-tenant properties, LYNKED is shaping the future of energy use and conservation for both the residential and commercial property sectors.

Our expertise spans building monitoring and submetering, helping businesses and individuals make smarter, greener choices. We are committed to pioneering sustainable solutions through the use of cutting-edge industry standard wireless and wired technologies and cloud-based platforms for smart building automation.

Join us to become part of a team that is shaping the future of IoT-enabled sustainable solutions.

Why Join Us?

• Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with IoT platforms, building automation systems, cloud applications, and AI-assisted tooling
• Small, High-Impact Team: Work closely with a focused group of developers where your findings directly shape product quality and architectural decisions
• Growth & Development: Opportunities for continuous learning and career growth in a rapidly evolving tech environment
• Collaborative Culture: A team-oriented environment that values people, innovation, and excellence
• Comprehensive Benefits: Company paid health, dental, and vision coverage along with other competitive benefits

What You'll Do

As a QA Engineer at LYNKED, you will be a key guardian of quality across our IoT platform, cloud services, and smart metering ecosystem. Working closely with our development team, you will:

• Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test plans, test cases, and test scripts across our web applications, APIs, and backend services
• Build and maintain automated test suites using modern testing frameworks and AI-assisted tooling to improve coverage and reduce regression cycles
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and exploratory testing across the LYNKED platform and its connected IoT infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with developers, embedded systems engineers, and cloud teams to understand system behaviour and define acceptance criteria
• Identify, document, and track defects clearly and concisely, working with developers to ensure timely resolution
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated tests and quality gates into the development workflow
• Validate data integrity across device communication, data acquisition pipelines, and reporting outputs
• Leverage AI tools, including agentic workflows, to accelerate test generation, coverage analysis, and defect triage
• Participate in sprint planning and review sessions, advocating for quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Help define and improve internal QA processes, documentation standards, and testing best practices

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of professional QA or software testing experience
• Solid experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or Pytest; experience writing tests in Java is required, with knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript also considered an asset
• Experience testing REST APIs using tools such as Postman, Insomnia, or automated API test frameworks
• Familiarity with SQL and the ability to query databases to validate data correctness
• Experience working within CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and integrating automated tests into build workflows
• Familiarity with Docker for containerized test environments and comfort working within a Linux platform is ideal
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development and testing tools such as Claude Code; familiarity with using LLMs to generate test cases, scripts, or triage defects is a strong asset
• Understanding of IoT systems, device communication, or distributed architectures is an asset
• Experience with cloud environments, particularly AWS, is considered an advantage
• Strong analytical thinking with a detail-oriented, systematic approach to finding and communicating issues
• A collaborative mindset with clear written and verbal communication skills
• Someone who thrives in a fast-moving, build-as-you-go environment and takes ownership of quality outcomes

What We Offer

• Health & Dental Benefits: Company paid comprehensive health, dental, critical illness & life insurance
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and opportunities for continuous learning
• Retirement Savings Program: Company-matched Group RRSP with employer contributions through a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Growth Opportunities: Be part of a growing team with paths to senior and leadership positions

How to Apply

If you're passionate about quality, automation, and want to be part of a team that values innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your testing experience and why you're excited to join LYNKED.

Accommodation & Accessibility

LYNKED is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please inform us at the time of your application.

Originally posted on Himalayas