Quality Assurance Engineer

Who we are:

Founded in 2010, Semios Group is a leading agricultural technology company helping growers, agronomists, and ag retailers manage over 200 million acres across five countries. Semios pioneered variable-rate pheromone-based mating disruption in orchards and has since expanded into a comprehensive portfolio covering crop protection, water management, frost control, automation, and a leading farm management information system. The Semios Group includes trusted brands such as Semios, Agworld, Altrac, and Greenbook. We continue to drive the next generation of digital agriculture, supporting growers, agronomists and ag retailers in improving sustainability and profitability.

Our innovative work has been recognized with several industry awards, including:

• AgTech Breakthrough – Smart Irrigation Company & Pest Management Solution of the Year
• Thrive Top 50
• Google for Startups Accelerator Cohort
• Global Cleantech Top 100

We know our journey is only achievable by having a great team who shares ideas, tries new things, and learns as we go.

Who you are:

You’re driven by purpose and motivated by work that matters. You’re looking for more than a role, you want to be part of a growing, forward‑thinking company solving real‑world challenges to improve how farming works, today and for the future.

What you will do:

Planning and Testing

• Owns the quality assurance process for your team throughout the software development lifecycle, creating and executing test plans
• Ensures that key areas are tested to provide confidence that the product meets its intended purpose
• Participates in continuous testing alongside the development team during product delivery
• Writes clear and concise test plans, test cases, and defect reports
• Plans and coordinates test sessions in collaboration with the team and other QA colleagues
• Identifies, logs, and communicates system defects and test failures
• Performs regression testing on new software releases
• Clarifies and validates acceptance criteria for requirements with product and developers

Product Quality

• Helps ensure the software delivered is high quality, fit for purpose, and addresses real user needs
• Analyzes requirements and identifies gaps or inconsistencies before they reach development
• Distinguishes between user requests and the underlying needs behind them
• Evaluates information from multiple sources, clarifying and organizing key points
• Breaks down high‑level requirements into actionable detail

Teamwork

• Works as a core member of a cross‑functional team and collaborates with stakeholders throughout the software development process
• Drives communication and coordination to help ensure software quality and smooth delivery
• Collaborates with product managers, developers, and support staff to ensure software specifications are understood and implemented correctly
• Partners with customer support to investigate reported issues and identify solutions
• Works with QA colleagues and other teams to improve product quality
• Helps enhance the testing process, including reducing reliance on manual regression testing through shared strategies and tools

We want you to succeed, so you will need:

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience in quality assurance or software testing
• A solid foundation in testing principles and tools
• The ability to work independently and own testing for a team's deliverables
• Confident cross‑functional collaboration
• Active involvement in test planning and process improvement
• Improving quality processes with AI tools to demonstrate increased throughput and efficiency
• Test Case Design & Execution: able to write and execute detailed test cases based on requirements and user stories
• Bug Reporting: skilled in identifying, documenting, and tracking defects using tools like Jira
• Manual Testing: confident in performing functional, regression, exploratory, and smoke testing

Nice to have:

• Testing Frameworks and Tools: working knowledge of manual testing tools and experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Jira, Selenium, Postman, Buildkite, Git), with the ability to execute and maintain existing test scripts and contribute to test automation efforts
• Experience applying AI tools such as Claude Code, Gemini or Copilot

Salary range: $82,700 to $90,000 per year

We publish a salary range to provide transparency and represent the full growth potential of the role; as a result, offers are made based on demonstrated mastery and experience and generally fall near the midpoint.

Why this is the opportunity for you:

• Purposeful Work: Make a global impact by advancing sustainable food production.
• Our People: Work with a fun, collaborative, and supportive team.
• Recharge: Generous vacation policy, company‑paid holidays and year‑end winter break.
• Work Flexibility: Hybrid working arrangements and strong work‑life balance culture.
• Prioritize Your Well‑Being: Access comprehensive health plans designed to support your physical and mental health.
• Group RRSP, which includes a 3% company paid match after three months of employment
• Office location that is convenient via transit and bike paths

At Semios Group, we value the full range of experience and perspectives people bring—not just what’s listed in a job description. If your background is a close match, we encourage you to apply. If you need accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

We welcome all applicants regardless of race, gender, orientation, sexual identity, economic class, ability, disability, age, religious beliefs or disbeliefs, or status. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish.

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