Job description
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 We pride ourselves on revolutionizing an outdated process with a product that’s adopted 4x more than previous solutions.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 2025 and beyond.
About the Role
CapIntel is looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform by developing robust, user-focused automated tests. This role combines a strong engineering mindset with a deep understanding of how users interact with software. You’ll partner closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to identify risk areas, validate complex systems, and support scalable, high-confidence releases.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Cypress with JavaScript/TypeScript
- Design tests based on real user behaviour, prioritizing critical workflows and edge cases
- Proactively identify weaknesses in the platform, spanning performance, privacy, reliability, and compatibility
- Collaborate with engineers to review specs, designs, and implementation for testability and quality
- Conduct exploratory testing to uncover hard-to-detect issues and validate complex integrations
- Create and evolve test plans, cases, and suites aligned to product goals and user experience standards
- Analyze usage metrics, logs, and diagnostics to refine testing strategies and prevent regressions
What You’ll Bring
- Cypress Expertise: Hands-on experience building resilient automated test suites using Cypress
- User-Minded Testing: Ability to think like a user and validate software from their perspective
- JavaScript/TypeScript Fluency: Strong coding ability in test automation frameworks
- MERN, Next.js, and Postgres Familiarity: Comfortable testing applications built with MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, Next.js, and validating database behaviour via Postgres
- Test Strategy Design: Track record of shaping strategies that elevate test coverage and product reliability
- Systems Thinking: Understand how front-end, back-end, and integrations interact in production environments
- Collaborative Mindset: Experience working cross-functionally with engineers, designers, and product teams
Bonus Experience
- Background in performance, security, or accessibility testing
- Exposure to CI/CD practices in fast-moving deployment environments
- Familiarity with testing tools for API, database, and load testing
- Experience testing platforms with user configuration or third-party integrations
The Interview Process
- Multiple Choice Technical Assessment: A general assessment of your coding skill set, designed to evaluate your foundational technical knowledge.
- 30-Minute Video Call with a Talent Acquisition Partner: A conversation to get to know you better, discuss your experience and motivations, and explore your technical knowledge and cultural fit for the role.
- 75-Minute Live Coding Session: A hands-on coding session with a Team Lead or Engineering Leader. You’ll be tasked with solving a technical problem in real-time, where we’ll evaluate your problem-solving abilities, and approach to writing tests.
- 60-Minute Interview with a Member of Engineering Leadership: A deeper dive into your technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and alignment with our team’s goals. This interview also focuses on your approach to collaboration and communication within a cross-functional environment.
Not Sure You Meet Every Requirement?
We know that what matters most is a great attitude, a hunger to learn, and a drive to deliver high-quality work. While experience is valuable, we also understand that careers don’t always follow a straight path. If you’re excited about this role but not sure you meet every requirement — we encourage you to apply!
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
Visit our Careers Page to learn more about what it’s like to work here, including the virtues that guide us and the perks and benefits designed to help you thrive. We’re proud to be a team where respect, trust, and collaboration drive everything we do. At CapIntel, we challenge and elevate each other because we know that true impact happens when exceptional people work together toward a common goal. We’d love for you to be part of our journey!
What’s Important to Us:
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.
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].
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