Software Development Engineer in Test II

Come join our passionate team! Barracuda is a leading cybersecurity company providing complete protection against complex threats. Our platform protects email, data, applications, and networks with innovative solutions, and a managed XDR service, to strengthen cyber resilience. Hundreds of thousands of IT professionals and managed service providers worldwide trust us to protect and support them with solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use.
We are committed to a candidate selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free. To ensure candidates are assessed in a fair and equitable manner, accommodations will be provided to prospective employees in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Envision yourself at Barracuda
As part of our Platform team, you'll help shape the quality strategy behind BarracudaONE, our next-generation cloud platform that unifies the customer experience across Barracuda's security products. BarracudaONE enables organizations to manage their security posture through a single, streamlined interface.
We are seeking someone driven to build quality into the software development lifecycle. Working alongside developers, you'll design automated testing solutions for a modern SaaS architecture and help drive adoption of AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Playwright MCP to improve test coverage, engineering efficiency, and release confidence.
We work in a supportive, high-trust environment where learning, curiosity, and collaboration are key. If you're excited to build meaningful software while growing your skills on a well-rounded engineering team, we’d love to hear from you.
Tech Stack Exposure:
Playwright and Playwright MCP
C# and TypeScript
REST and GraphQL APIs
Docker and microservices architectures
Cloud-native applications running on AWS
GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, and Terraform
AI-assisted development tools including GitHub Copilot, Claude Code
Cloud observability and monitoring platforms
What you’ll be working on
You will have the opportunity to influence the quality strategy for a modern SaaS platform serving a global customer base.
You will be responsible for:
Advancing a honeycomb-based testing strategy aligned to our microservices architecture
Collaborating with software developers to improve testability and automation coverage
Developing service-level (API), and end-to-end automated tests
Integrating automated quality checks into CI/CD pipelines
Using observability data to identify risk areas and improve test effectiveness
Evaluating and adopting AI-assisted testing and development tools
Helping define engineering best practices related to automation, quality, and release confidence
Contributing to sprint planning, design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives
What you bring to the role
2-5 years of relevant experience
Strong communication and collaboration skills
A passion for software quality and automation
Experience developing automated tests using modern frameworks
Familiarity with programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript
Understanding of API testing principles and distributed systems
Knowledge of source control systems such as Git
Experience working within Agile development teams
Curiosity about AI-assisted software development and automation
A problem-solving mindset and desire to continuously improve engineering processes
Nice to have
Experience with Playwright
Experience testing microservices-based applications
Familiarity with GraphQL and REST APIs