Senior Software Test Engineer
Coursera Sourcing · Toronto, Canada
Posted 16 days ago · $137,600 - $172,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Coursera Sourcing's roles stay open a median of 36 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 94% of Coursera Sourcing's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coursera Sourcing
- high 6 stale, 1 reposted of 16 open
- Hiring momentum
- 24 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coursera Sourcing's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coursera Sourcing.
About this role
As a Senior Software Test Engineer at Coursera, you will focus on enhancing test infrastructure and tooling to ensure high-quality software delivery for millions of learners. Your responsibilities will include optimizing build and test pipelines, leading test automation initiatives, and collaborating with various engineering teams to define test strategies and improve quality metrics. You will also actively seek areas for improvement in the tech stack and contribute to the development of test plans and cases for new features.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coursera Sourcing as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of testing experience, ideally testing web applications
- 7+ years working directly with product teams in an agile environment
- 6+ years of experience in UI and API automation
- 1+ years of experience in developing AI augmented agentic testing frameworks, evals for AI driven applications
- 6+ years of experience working with CI/CD build pipeline with a focus on test automation (Github actions, Circleci, Kubernetes)
- Experience with development and maintenance of test automation tools using popular open source technologies (Puppeteer, Cypress, Playwright, Selenium)
Nice to have
- Previous startup experience and testing in an Agile development life cycle is a plus
- Experience with API testing frameworks (Postman, REST-assured, Pact)
- Programming or scripting language proficiency (JavaScript, Java, Python)
- Experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
What you get
- Competitive pay and fair compensation practices
- Targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is CAD $137,600 - $172,000
- Eligibility for variable pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies mentioned for the tech stack improvements
- The role involves a significant focus on AI-driven testing frameworks, which may require a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with AI applications
- The company is newly formed from a merger, which could mean evolving processes and culture
Summarised from Coursera Sourcing's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coursera Sourcing on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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