Role Overview
Zensurance is hiring a Senior QA Software Developer. This is a full-time role in Toronto, Ontario. Part of Zensurance's Qa hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Job Description
About Us:
Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses.
As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, fast, and accessible through a digital-first experience. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive.
Zensurance has been recognized for its rapid growth and industry impact:
✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025)
✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025)
✅ Top Insurance Employers (2022)
At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, challenging the status quo, and making a real impact in an industry ready for change.
If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for a Senior QA Software Developer to join our Core Group.
Reporting to an Engineering Manager, you won’t just be testing - you’ll be designing the future of quality at Zensurance.
The Core Group is the engine room of our platform, consisting of three specialized teams: Docs, Renewals and Pricing, and Core Red. Together, we build and maintain the robust insurance data suite, business rules, and documentation that define our customers' policies. Our stack is primarily MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node), and we’ve recently adopted PostgreSQL and BullMQ to push our capabilities even further.
We’re looking for someone who treats quality as a feature, not a hurdle, and who is excited to help us scale a high-traffic insurance platform.
This is a remote-first role within Canada.
Responsibilities:
Automation & Framework Design
At Zensurance, we believe engineering is more than just writing great code. It’s about learning, growing, and building something meaningful together. Our remote-first team is a place where you’ll be challenged, supported, and encouraged to thrive. Here’s what makes our team special:
✔ A Leadership Team That’s Got Your Back
Our experienced and approachable engineering leaders aren’t just here to manage - they’re here to mentor, guide, and help you unlock your full potential.
✔ Fuel Your Growth
We invest in your learning with training budgets, professional development programs, and mentorship opportunities. Want to explore a new tech stack or level up your skills? We can help get you there.
✔ A Culture of Sharing & Support
From Power-Ups and book clubs to tech talks and hackathons, we believe in learning from each other. Have a cool idea or an interesting challenge? Let’s solve it together.
✔ Hack, Build, and Innovate
Twice a year, we hit pause on our regular work for company-wide hackathons, giving you the chance to experiment, push boundaries, and build something awesome.
✔ Clear Career Growth, No Guesswork
We don’t do vague career paths. Our well-defined growth tracks show you exactly what’s needed to take your career to the next level, in a way that aligns with your skills and ambitions.
And the best part? You’ll work on exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies like TypeScript, NestJS microservices, and micro-frontends with React. If you're looking for a team that values learning, collaboration, and impactful work, we’d love to meet you!
Benefits & Perks at Zensurance:
At Zensurance, we know that when our people thrive, so does our business. That’s why we offer a flexible, people-first work environment designed to support your well-being, growth, and success.
💻 Work Your Way
Who We Are:
Business is hard work, but insurance doesn’t have to be!
We empower business owners with simple, tech-driven insurance solutions through our online platform.
Our success is fueled by our team-oriented culture and four core values:
DELIVER – We set ambitious goals and achieve them.
INCLUDE – We foster an open and safe space for all.
INTEGRITY – We do what’s right.
INVENT – We create straightforward, innovative solutions.
AI Tools and Your Interview:
We know AI is a valuable tool, and you're welcome to use it to prepare for your interview. However, please don't use AI assistants during the live interview itself. We want to have an authentic conversation with you, and using AI during the interview could affect our evaluation of your suitability for the role.
Just so you know, we use an AI scribe to help us take no
Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses.
As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, fast, and accessible through a digital-first experience. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive.
Zensurance has been recognized for its rapid growth and industry impact:
✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025)
✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025)
✅ Top Insurance Employers (2022)
At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, challenging the status quo, and making a real impact in an industry ready for change.
If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for a Senior QA Software Developer to join our Core Group.
Reporting to an Engineering Manager, you won’t just be testing - you’ll be designing the future of quality at Zensurance.
The Core Group is the engine room of our platform, consisting of three specialized teams: Docs, Renewals and Pricing, and Core Red. Together, we build and maintain the robust insurance data suite, business rules, and documentation that define our customers' policies. Our stack is primarily MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node), and we’ve recently adopted PostgreSQL and BullMQ to push our capabilities even further.
We’re looking for someone who treats quality as a feature, not a hurdle, and who is excited to help us scale a high-traffic insurance platform.
This is a remote-first role within Canada.
Responsibilities:
Automation & Framework Design
- Scalable Frameworks: Design, build, and maintain reusable test automation frameworks (integration, E2E, load) that minimize maintenance and maximize reliability. (
- Modern Tooling: Leverage AI-assisted development and agentic coding workflows to accelerate test creation and stay ahead of the curve.
- Seamless Integration: Partner with developers to bake automated tests directly into our CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality is never an afterthought.
- Full-Spectrum Testing: Balance automated suites with manual exploratory smoke testing and functional testing to ensure every user story meets our "gold standard" before release.
- System Resilience: Identify coverage gaps and proactively propose improvements to reduce system fragility and long-term technical debt.
- Security & Accessibility: Support our commitment to users by utilizing SAST/DAST tools for security and Axe/Lighthouse to ensure our products are accessible to everyone.
- Technical Mentorship: Guide intermediate and junior engineers on testing best practices and the responsible, efficient use of AI coding tools.
- Design Influence: Actively participate in design discussions and Agile ceremonies to advocate for testability, maintainability, and clear acceptance criteria.
- Culture of Ownership: Promote a shared responsibility for quality across the entire engineering team, documenting strategies and automation patterns for everyone to use.
- Data-Driven Improvement: Monitor production incidents and operational data to turn real-world "lessons learned" into future quality improvements.
- University degree, college diploma in a technical field, or equivalent experience
- 5-8+ years of experience in Test Automation and Quality Assurance
- Strong experience with modern E2E automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, WebDriverIO, Selenium, or similar)
- Experience with JavaScript and/or TypeScript
- Experience with unit and integration testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, or similar)
- Experience with API testing and automation
- Experience with BrowserStack or similar cross-browser testing platforms
- Experience with manual testing approaches (Functional, Exploratory, UAT)
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams
- Ability to critically review and validate AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, and maintainability
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
- Proven ability to take ownership of quality initiatives within a team
- Experience with Salesforce or Salesforce-integrated systems
- Experience testing microservices and micro frontends
- Experience with monorepos or trunk-based development
- Experience with SonarCloud / SonarQube
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS)
- Experience building AI-assisted test generation workflows
- Experience with accessibility testing tools
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve engineering efficiency
- Understanding of agentic coding concepts, including prompt engineering, AI-generated test case creation, and validating AI-produced code
At Zensurance, we believe engineering is more than just writing great code. It’s about learning, growing, and building something meaningful together. Our remote-first team is a place where you’ll be challenged, supported, and encouraged to thrive. Here’s what makes our team special:
✔ A Leadership Team That’s Got Your Back
Our experienced and approachable engineering leaders aren’t just here to manage - they’re here to mentor, guide, and help you unlock your full potential.
✔ Fuel Your Growth
We invest in your learning with training budgets, professional development programs, and mentorship opportunities. Want to explore a new tech stack or level up your skills? We can help get you there.
✔ A Culture of Sharing & Support
From Power-Ups and book clubs to tech talks and hackathons, we believe in learning from each other. Have a cool idea or an interesting challenge? Let’s solve it together.
✔ Hack, Build, and Innovate
Twice a year, we hit pause on our regular work for company-wide hackathons, giving you the chance to experiment, push boundaries, and build something awesome.
✔ Clear Career Growth, No Guesswork
We don’t do vague career paths. Our well-defined growth tracks show you exactly what’s needed to take your career to the next level, in a way that aligns with your skills and ambitions.
And the best part? You’ll work on exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies like TypeScript, NestJS microservices, and micro-frontends with React. If you're looking for a team that values learning, collaboration, and impactful work, we’d love to meet you!
Benefits & Perks at Zensurance:
At Zensurance, we know that when our people thrive, so does our business. That’s why we offer a flexible, people-first work environment designed to support your well-being, growth, and success.
💻 Work Your Way
- Remote-first setup for added flexibility
- Home office allowance to create a comfortable workspace
- Top-tier tech: "Office in a box" with all necessary tech equipment
- Half days before public holidays: Enjoy half days before long weekends
- Flexible health and dental plans for families, including mental health support
- Health & personal spending accounts to invest in wellness your way
- Parental leave top-up, because family comes first
- Education assistance reimbursement for courses, conferences, books, and memberships
- Opportunities to learn from industry experts and grow your career
- Weekly Friday huddles to share updates and connect across teams
- Virtual & in-person team-building events to strengthen our culture
Who We Are:
Business is hard work, but insurance doesn’t have to be!
We empower business owners with simple, tech-driven insurance solutions through our online platform.
Our success is fueled by our team-oriented culture and four core values:
DELIVER – We set ambitious goals and achieve them.
INCLUDE – We foster an open and safe space for all.
INTEGRITY – We do what’s right.
INVENT – We create straightforward, innovative solutions.
AI Tools and Your Interview:
We know AI is a valuable tool, and you're welcome to use it to prepare for your interview. However, please don't use AI assistants during the live interview itself. We want to have an authentic conversation with you, and using AI during the interview could affect our evaluation of your suitability for the role.
Just so you know, we use an AI scribe to help us take no
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Senior QA Software Developer position at Zensurance?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Zensurance. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Where is the Senior QA Software Developer position at Zensurance located?
This position is based in Toronto, Ontario. Zensurance has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
What does a Senior QA Software Developer at Zensurance earn?
Zensurance has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior QA Software Developer role at Zensurance posted?
This role was posted on March 13, 2026 (86 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
How much experience does the Senior QA Software Developer role at Zensurance require?
This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Zensurance lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.
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