Job Specifications
About Us:
Propel (TSX: PRL) is the fintech company building a new world of financial opportunity by facilitating access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions. Through its AI-driven platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. Our revolutionary fintech platform has already helped consumers access over one million loans and lines of credit and over one billion dollars in credit.
To build a new world of opportunity we bring together the brightest talent to help us build opportunities. We are entrepreneurs and believe in measuring success through results and growing within; talent and hard work never goes unnoticed. At Propel, we are here to change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.
We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, who foster curiosity and growth in our employees. Our culture is why we have been so successful and why our employees choose Propel to build their careers. It is also why we are one of North America’s fastest growing companies and a Best Place to Work.
Join us as we change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.
About You:
You thrive in a vibrant, entrepreneurial organization where your ideas are valued. You are motivated by goals, a self-starter, and enjoy wearing multiple hats in a fast-growing fintech environment.
You are a dedicated professional seeking a fulfilling career, not just a job. As a Software Developer in Test, you’re passionate about engineering excellence and quality at scale. You are committed to ensuring that all systems and processes meet technical specifications before, during, and after release. Your efforts contribute to enhancing application resiliency, improving data integrity, and increasing process efficiency. You take pride in architecting scalable, reliable automated solutions and championing modern testing practices that keep engineering velocity high while ensuring product confidence. Your collaborative approach maximizes software testability and streamlines quality assurance processes.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust, reusable automated testing frameworks, tools, and scripts to validate complex software systems using industry standards tools
Partner directly with developers, business systems analysts and product owners to clarify acceptance criteria, promote high-impact unit testing, and align on quality benchmarks
Own the ongoing health and expansion of our automated regression suite, with a particular focus on increasing integration and API coverage
Lead in the development of new enhancements to test frameworks and infrastructure: support efficient CI/CD practices, reduce feedback loops, and optimize performance testing - positioning QA as an engineering force multiplier
Shape the long-term automation roadmaps and champion a quality-first culture through metrics and process improvements
Encourage shifting left; embed testing best practices into every stage of development, advocating for a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility
Manage defect discovery through resolution by providing clear, actionable feedback to streamline bug lifecycles
Evaluate application performance and coordinate targeted load and scalability testing as needed
Inspire and mentor QA team members, fostering an environment of continuous technical growth, inclusive collaboration, and leadership within the team
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science or a related technical field
5+ years of professional experience in quality engineering or software development, with a sharp focus on backend systems, ideally in FinTech, B2C SaaS, or regulated environments
Expert-level Java skills; hands-on experience with automation frameworks like Junit, JMeter, or TestNG is an asset. Experience with API testing and contract testing (e.g. Pact) is highly valued
A meticulous attention to detail and proven ownership over the entire product quality lifecycle
Extensive experience creating detailed test plans, writing comprehensive test cases, and prioritizing test coverage
Working knowledge of observability platforms (e.g. DataDog or OpenTelemetry) for monitoring and root cause analysis
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and cloud-native environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Kubernetes)
Collaborative mindset, innovation-driven, and ready to elevate the QA function alongside a growing team
Using AI assistants to generate test ideas, boilerplate code, and synthetic test data, and then critically review outputs
Understanding of AI-powered testing tools (self-healing locators, smart test generation)
Experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) is an asset
Ability to integrate or adopt AI tools in day-to-day tasks
Benefits To Joining Propel
Growth and opportunity – we pride ourselves on promoting from within
Incredible company culture
About the Company
Propel's (TSX: PRL) operating brands -- CreditFresh, MoneyKey, Fora Credit, and QuidMarket -- facilitate access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions. Through its AI-powered platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. The result is better products and an expanded credit market for consumers while creating sustainable, profitable growth for Propel. Our revolutionary fintech platform has already helped consumers access over one million...
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