Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc., our mission is to make reading lives better. We stand for readers. We also stand for our employees - from interns and co-ops to permanent staff – and support their growth and development. Whether you are a student at the start of your career or a professional carving a different path, our early career opportunities are built with you in mind-with experiences tailored to your individual skills and interests. 

We offer a start-up environment, interesting and engaging work within the technology and publishing industries, and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Additionally, our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work-life balance and a company culture committed to caring for our employees.

If you are looking for a company that inspires passion and personal and professional growth, come join Kobo and come help us make reading lives better.

The Role: 

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Store team!  

The ideal candidate will play a vital role in all aspects of delivery from design, planning and implementation through to releasing and monitoring. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Create and execute comprehensible, repeatable, and measurable regression test suites for existing functionality 

• Create and maintain Integration/Acceptance/UI Tests as part of each story during development 

• Create and maintain end-to-end tests & documentation 

• Assist in reviewing business requirements and identify gaps/conflicts with the existing system 

• Collaborate with software developers and quality assurance analysts to ensure the deliverables meet testing requirements and coverage 

• Collaborate with stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts to ensure requirements are understood and implemented to a high standard 

• Escalate issues to management quickly and effectively 

• Log defects and work closely with developers to investigate, troubleshoot and verify defect fixes 

• Involved with all stages of testing and support of the product 

• Proactively monitor Production during releases, create and maintain alerts in relevant monitoring tools 

The Skillset: 

Non-Technical 

• A passion for Software Quality 

• Ability to work effectively on a self-organizing team with minimal supervision 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Proactive and creative problem solver with the ability to multitask and manage tight deadlines 

• Research and analytical skills 

• Experience working in an agile team 

Desired Technical Skills: 

• A degree in Computer Science or a related program 

• 4+ years experience in software test automation 

• Experience in analyzing data and extracting relevant and actionable insights 

• Back end testing experience, both black box and white box 

• Programming background with experience in C# or a similar OOP language 

• Some experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks 

• Experience in testing REST APIs 

• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases 

• Experience analyzing logs to find the root cause of errors 

• Experience using containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes 

• Familiarity with Git or any similar version control system 

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins 

• Experience working with Observability tools 

Nice to Haves: 

• Experience using JMeter for performance testing 

• Experience using Azure DevOps 

• Experience using Ruby/Ruby on Rails 

• ISTQB or similar certification 

About Rakuten Kobo Inc.  

Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global ecommerce companies, with the world’s most innovative eReading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning eReaders, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.  

Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.  

Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.

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