QA Engineer (Part-time, Remote in Canada)

A QA professional with 3+ years of experience: You have tested web app and website frontends and backend APIs, both manually and with automation.

A process builder: You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy creating solutions and processes where none currently exist. You are motivated by the opportunity to shape the entire QA function.

An engineer test automation practitioner: You are proficient with tools like Playwright or Cypress, API testing tools like Postman, and SQL for database checks.

Comfortable in a JavaScript stack: You can read our JavaScript, NodeJS, and ReactJS codebase, debug issues, and build small internal testing tools and scripts within it.

An accessibility advocate: You know the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 AA+) and have experience testing for compliance, because we work with local governments and inclusive experiences are a core requirement.

Extremely detail-oriented and organized: You take pride in catching what others overlook, and you communicate clearly, particularly in writing.

A responsible AI collaborator: You are curious about using AI tools to improve testing coverage and quality, and equally comfortable judging AI output with a skeptical, evidence-based eye.

Academic foundation: University degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience and certifications).

Continuous learning: You stay current with QA and accessibility practices and are interested in how AI-augmented tools can improve our testing coverage, code quality, and documentation.

4-day workweek and flexibility: Our team typically works Mondays to Thursdays. We provide a flexible work environment where you can shift your hours for an appointment, swap a workday when needed, or balance caretaking and life commitments.

Remote-first: Work from anywhere in Canada. If you're in Vancouver, we’d love to get together for the occasional coffee or tea, meal, or working session.

Real-world impact: You aren’t just moving tickets; you’re contributing to building digital infrastructure that helps Canadian communities thrive.

Inclusive in every way: We value diversity in all forms: cultures, ages, sexualities, gender identities, neurotypes, and life experiences. We believe that a team with a wide range of thoughts and perspectives builds better products for the diverse communities we serve. We all contribute to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to bring their whole, authentic self to work. We particularly encourage women and members of other underrepresented groups in tech to apply.

No drama and no tech-bro culture: We hire for potential and ‘good human’ vibes. We treat everyone as autonomous professionals where we value collaboration when it’s needed, but we also trust you to simply get on with your work. Our culture is built on mutual respect for the unique skills each person brings to the table.

We are looking to hire quickly, therefore this posting will be taken down around 5pm PT on Sun September 13, 2026. We plan to run interviews the week of September 14, and make an offer asap for a preferred start date of October 1, 2026.

We are hiring a part-time term employee for an initial period of 6 months. This position may be extended and/or turned into a permanent role depending on how our company grows and in your interest in continuing to work with us.

You will work part-time of 20 hours per week within our typical team schedule of Mon-Thurs, anywhere between 9am-7pm PT. If you are working outside BC, we need the majority of your daily hours to overlap with our team time. You can choose which hours within that window work best for you (although with our input due to team meetings etc), and some hours outside the core window are also doable.

We are a fully remote team working within Canada (sorry, candidates physically located outside of Canada will not be considered).

Our budget for this role is within the $32/hr to $40/hr range, depending on your skills and strength of your experience.

If you’ve managed to read this far, then chances are you’d love working here (and you appreciate more detail over less!) . So as a bonus, we wanted to share some tips with you when applying, because yes, our CEO, Briana Sim (LinkedIn) , reads every application. To move to the top of the pile:

Show your style: In your summary or cover note, tell us why our mission resonates with you. If you have built a workflow or managed a project you are proud of, tell us about it. We would also love to hear what keeps you curious outside of work, whether it is a passion project or your ideal Friday off.

Give us the real resume: We prefer longer, chronological resumes, and career changes or gaps are fine by us (life is often life-ing, right?) . We value context and honesty. We want to understand what you actually accomplished, what you learned, how you performed both individually and as a collaborator, and how your experience makes you ready to grow with us.

Please also make sure to clearly indicate your role, start and end dates (month + year), company name, location (City/Province if in Canada; or City/Country if abroad – and yes we do hire folks with international experience outside of Canada), and your education including the same dates and location format as with roles.

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FYI SimpliCity was spun out from our sister company Radical I/O in 2022. While we operate as a dedicated startup team focused on our composable CMS platform, we share a centralized recruitment platform (and founding team) with Radical I/O.