Sr. QE (Senior Quality Engineer, APIs)

About the role

This role is part of Subway's middleware platform, which connects various applications and systems. The Senior Quality Engineer, Middleware will ensure the reliability, performance, and correctness of the services developed by senior software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites covering functional, integration, and contract testing for middleware APIs and services.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.) as a core part of daily quality engineering work.
• Own performance and reliability validation: design and execute load, stress, spike, and soak tests against middleware services.
• Partner closely with Senior Software Engineers throughout the development cycle.
• Validate third-party integrations (DoorDash, Uber Eats, etc.) through contract tests, sandbox/staging environment testing, and failure mode analysis.
• Track, report, and drive resolution of quality metrics across the middleware portfolio; maintain test documentation and contribute to incident post-mortems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality engineering or software engineering experience, with a focus on backend API and integration testing.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing automated test suites for RESTful APIs in a distributed or microservices environment.
• Hands-on experience with performance and load testing tools and methodologies.
• Experience writing test automation in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Python.
• Working knowledge of AWS serverless services (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent).
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with contract testing approaches and consumer-driven contract frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Benefits

• Insurance Plans (Medical, Life)
• Pension/401K/RSP (country specific)
• Competitive Bonus
• Mobility Allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Holidays
• Volunteering time
• And More......

Pay

The base pay range for this role is $119,200 - $149,000 annually.

Schedule

Less than 10%