Quality Assurance Engineer II – Amazon – Toronto, ON

Amazon Kids is on the lookout for a skilled Quality Assurance Engineer II to join their team in Toronto, Ontario. This is your chance to shape the digital experiences of millions of children and families around the world — building the kind of quality, trust, and reliability that parents count on every day.

In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of test automation, software quality engineering, and cross-platform development. You’ll partner closely with product and development teams to define and execute testing strategies on a real-time, large-scale distributed platform — all while helping to continuously raise the bar for what a kids’ digital product can be.

About the Role: Quality Assurance Engineer II

As a QA Engineer II on the Amazon Kids team, you’ll be responsible for designing and implementing test strategies that ensure software products meet the highest standards of performance, security, and reliability. You’ll lead efforts to expand test automation coverage while reducing reliance on manual testing, and you’ll define quality metrics that give the team clear visibility into product health.

This role involves tackling genuine cross-platform engineering challenges across both client and server systems. You’ll be working with cutting-edge tools including GenAI technology, and your contributions will directly impact the experience of kids and parents using Amazon devices and services. Collaboration, creativity, and a passion for quality are central to succeeding in this position.

Benefits and Salary

The base salary range for this position in Toronto, ON is $72,600 to $121,200 CAD annually, with final compensation determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon’s total compensation package may also include sign-on payments and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Benefits include comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life and AD&D), a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and additional resources to support health and well-being.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you’ll be the person ensuring Amazon Kids products are reliable, performant, and safe for families everywhere. Your work spans everything from defining testing standards to hands-on implementation of automated test frameworks — all of which directly shapes the quality bar for millions of users.

• Design and implement comprehensive test strategies in collaboration with Product and Development teams to deliver high-quality consumer software
• Build and maintain test automation frameworks that reduce manual testing coverage and improve efficiency
• Define quality metrics and implement measurement systems to evaluate test effectiveness, testing efficiency, and overall software quality
• Ensure products consistently meet high standards of quality, performance, security, and reliability
• Contribute creative ideas to tackle cross-platform engineering challenges across the Amazon Kids quality engineering team
• Execute test planning, test design, performance testing, and stress testing for both client and server systems
• Develop and maintain API automation tests using unit test frameworks

Requirements / Skills

This role is well-suited for a detail-oriented engineer who is genuinely passionate about software quality and consumer product excellence. Amazon is looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work at scale.

• 3+ years of experience in quality assurance engineering
• Automation and manual testing experience with a solid track record of implementation
• Fluency in SQA methodology and tools, including test planning, test design, and execution
• Hands-on experience with performance and stress testing across client and server systems
• API automation testing experience, including knowledge of unit test frameworks
• Familiarity with GenAI technology as applied to quality engineering workflows
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
• Preferred: Experience gathering test requirements and defining quality metrics; strong leadership and communication skills; knowledge of industry-standard automation tools; Master’s degree

How to Apply

To apply, visit the official Amazon job posting using the link below. Make sure your resume is up to date and tailored to highlight your QA engineering experience before submitting.

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