QA Analyst/ QA Specialist at DanceBUG Inc. – King City, Ontario

📸 QA Analyst / QA Specialist (Media, Data & Multi-Platform)
Salary: $85,000 – $95,000 CAD
Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Hybrid / Remote (Canada-based)

✨ The Opportunity
We’re a growing media and technology company looking for a highly detail-oriented QA Analyst/Specialist to take clear ownership of quality across our entire software ecosystem.

This role is for someone who is comfortable going through software with a fine-tooth comb, identifying issues others miss, and clearly calling out what needs to change so it can be fixed properly.
You’ll be testing a complex, real-world platform that includes:

• A Windows desktop application
• A web portal
• A mobile app
• Photo & video capture, processing, and delivery
• Scheduling, registration, and data tabulation systems
• Emerging AI-driven features

If you’re thorough, opinionated about quality (in a constructive way), and communicate clearly without being noisy or political, this role will suit you well.

🎯 Key Responsibilities
Cross-Platform Functional Testing

• Execute deep functional, integration, and regression testing across:
  • Windows desktop application (Windows OS only)
  • Web application (cross-browser testing)
  • Mobile application
• Validate data flow, system interactions, and failure points across platforms

Photo & Video Quality Assurance

• Test media capture, file handling, exports, uploads, and playback
• Proactively surface issues related to:
  • File corruption
  • Large or inconsistent file sizes
  • Low-resolution or degraded media
  • Failed, partial, or delayed uploads

Data Validation & Tabulation

• Rigorously test scheduling, registration, and tabulation logic
• Validate calculations, totals, rankings, and record integrity
• Identify discrepancies and clearly flag actionable fixes for developers

Test Planning & Ownership

• Design and maintain clear, structured test plans, test cases, and scripts
• Translate product requirements and real-world usage into practical test scenarios
• Continuously improve test coverage based on observed issues

Defect Reporting & Follow-Through

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects using tools like Jira and Azure.
• Ensure issues are:
  • Clearly reproducible
  • Properly scoped
  • Actionable for development
• Speak up when fixes are incomplete or introduce regressions

Task Coordination & Development Support

• Assist in organizing, prioritizing, and tracking software development tasks related to QA findings
• Help break down larger issues into clear, actionable development tasks
• Support sprint planning and backlog grooming from a quality and risk perspective
• Monitor task progress to ensure fixes are completed correctly and on schedule
• Flag stalled, unclear, or under-scoped work that may impact quality or timelines

Real-World & Production Environment Testing

• Test software under real-world conditions, including unreliable networks, large data volumes, and time-sensitive workflows
• Identify failure modes that occur in live production environments, not just ideal test cases
• Validate recovery behavior after crashes, power loss, network drops, or partial data writes
• Evaluate usability and error messaging for non-technical operators working under time pressure

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with the CTO, Project Manager, and Developers
• Communicate findings clearly, directly, and respectfully
• Advocate for software quality and integrity

🔑 Essential Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional QA or software testing experience
• Mandatory experience with at least one of:
  • Photo or video processing software
  • Media file handling systems
  • Data-heavy or tabulation-driven applications
• Proven experience testing Windows desktop, web, and mobile applications
• Strong attention to detail and structured thinking
• Comfortable raising concerns, asking for changes, and defending quality decisions

🌟 Nice-to-Have (Assets)

• Experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress)
• Database testing experience using SQL
• QA certifications (e.g., ISTQB)

💼 Compensation
$85,000 – $95,000 CAD, based on experience and domain expertise

If this sounds like a fit, we’d like to hear from you. Apply with your resume and a brief note outlining your QA experience.