Possible Future Vacancy
Four days per week on-site
Here we grow!
Want to build high-performance software systems in one of the most complex and specialized industries in the world? We are a founder-led, product-driven software company powering innovation in the semiconductor industry. Our software enables chip manufacturers and equipment providers to reduce time-to-market, improve yield, and optimize manufacturing processes.
We are building a talent pipeline for potential future Test Automation Developer – Intermediate opportunities within our Product Engineering Team.
As a Test Automation Developer, you will design, develop, and maintain automated tests, tools, simulators, and supporting infrastructure that improve the quality and reliability of software used in semiconductor manufacturing and factory automation environments.
Working closely with developers, product teams, and other engineering stakeholders, you will troubleshoot defects, strengthen testing practices and tools, and help accelerate reliable software delivery throughout the development lifecycle.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will:
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated functional, interface, regression, and performance tests
- Design and implement automated testing solutions that improve product quality and reduce manual testing effort.
- Integrate and maintain automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines, supporting configuration management, release validation, and test environment consistency.
- Apply modern test automation practices and tools, including AI-assisted technologies, to improve test development productivity, coverage analysis, and defect investigation.
- Develop and maintain test plans, execute tests, and communicate test results.
- Participate in root-cause analysis of software defects, collaborating with developers and stakeholders to identify, reproduce, document, and verify issues.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing infrastructure, including automated frameworks, test environments, simulators, containers, and supporting utilities.
- Analyze automated test coverage, identify testing gaps, and contribute to effective regression testing strategies.
- Develop and maintain simulators, utilities, SDK code samples, and other testing tools.
- Work closely with team members, customers, management, and other departments to support software quality initiatives.
What You Bring
You are a detail-oriented problem solver with experience developing automated testing solutions and a passion for improving software quality. You bring strong programming and analytical skills, experience with test automation frameworks and scripting languages, and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You enjoy learning new technologies, investigating complex issues, and finding efficient ways to improve testing processes and product quality.
We are looking for a team member with:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3-5 years of experience in test automation, software development, software testing, or a related role.
- Experience developing automated tests and testing solutions using frameworks such as Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, or similar technologies.
- Experience with a programming and scripting languages such as C# (preferred), C++, Java, PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate complex software, integration, deployment, and test environment issues.
- Experience with Linux-based automated test environments, virtual machines, containers, source control, build pipelines, and release processes.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to learn new technologies and apply modern development and testing practices, including responsible use of AI-assisted tools.
Nice to Have
Additional experience that would be an asset:
- Background in semiconductor manufacturing, factory automation, or another complex industrial software environment.
- Experience building or maintaining automated testing frameworks and infrastructure, including reusable libraries, simulators, SDK validation tools, and supporting utilities.
- Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience troubleshooting distributed, multi-component, or client/server software systems.
- Familiarity with cloud, container, and virtualization technologies such as Azure, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Hyper-V, or similar platforms used to support automated testing environments.
- Development and testing tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, MSTest, xUnit, and NUnit.
- Familiarity with secure development lifecycle (SDL) practices, SBOM generation, dependency scanning, vulnerability assessment, or security-focused testing activities.
For planning purposes, positions of this nature may fall within a salary range of $75,000 - $100,000 annually. Actual compensation for future opportunities may vary based on the scope of the role, location-based market conditions, internal equity, and the skills and experience a candidate brings. Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, skills, demonstrated performance, and overall alignment within the role category. We are committed to supporting employee growth through ongoing development, feedback, and career progression opportunities.
PEER Group may use technology, including artificial intelligence, to support aspects of the recruitment process such as application screening against minimum requirements. These tools are used to improve efficiency and consistency, but they do not replace human decision-making. All applications that meet minimum requirements are reviewed by our team, and hiring decisions are made through a human-led process. We are committed to using these tools responsibly and fairly.
To learn more about our application process and other opportunities at PEER Group, please visit: peergroup.com/careers/job-opportunities.
PEER Group is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on ability, qualifications, and performance. We welcome inquiries from everyone and celebrate diversity in our workplace. We embrace our differences in age, ancestry, colour, race, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, family status, marital status, disability, record of offences, sex, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation.
If you require accommodation in completing the application process, please email recruiting@peergroup.com or call People & Culture (P&C) at 519-749-9554. If you are contacted regarding this position, please advise P&C of accommodation measures you require during the interview process. We will address these matters with respect and confidentiality.
We appreciate the interest of all individuals who express interest in future opportunities at PEER Group. Due to the volume of submissions, we may not be able to contact all individuals, but we may reach out if a suitable opportunity becomes available.
No agencies please.
PEER Group Culture
As a group, we are focused on creating customer success while working in a supportive atmosphere filled with challenges, fun, and food. Being a part of the PEER Group community means that we:
- Value Performance, Innovation, Integrity and Compassion, and demonstrate it daily.
- Enjoy coming to work each day - the people we work with, the work we do, and the flex hours.
- Love that we are encouraged to be curious, to learn, and to apply our knowledge and skills to solve hard problems and to contribute in meaningful ways, big or small.
- Genuinely care about each other and it shows by how we support each other in both the work we do and in how we hold space for and support each person in realizing their potential.
- Want every employee to succeed and are committed to providing opportunities to do so, along with providing regular and ongoing feedback, mentorship, training, and individual development plans.
- Focus on your long-term development, with more than 35% of current employees having continued their careers at PEER Group for 10 years (or more)!
- Are recognized as global experts in what we do, and constantly work to get even better.
- Value excellence, promote from within, and strive to not only do our best, but to be our best.
- Value giving back. We support our community through frequent fundraisers, with company charitable matching, and encourage our employees to give back where and as they are able.
About PEER Group
PEER Group® is the leading global supplier of innovative factory and tool automation and connectivity software for the semiconductor industry. Since our founding in 1992, we have been committed to developing best-in-class solutions that help OEMs and factories reduce their time to market, risk, and costs by solving their most challenging automation, connectivity, and SEMI Standards compliance problems. Follow PEER Group on LinkedIn.
