Job Breakdown: The Canadian Remote QA Role That's Perfect for Global Talent

Matviy Cherniavski

Sep 2 • Job Market Monday

📌 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛?

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞: Senior QA Specialist

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲: Goodwork (Canadian SaaS - Membership Management Platform)

𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: CAD $20,328 – $26,136 annually (~PHP 70K–90K/month)

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 100% Remote - Global hiring (6-hour overlap with ET required)

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤: Manual testing, API (Postman), Selenium, JIRA, Mobile testing

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Linkdin

Here's why this one is a 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 of remote opportunities opening up globally, especially for our members in the Philippines, India, and Ukraine:

🌍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲:

This Canadian company has been remote-first for years and actively hires globally. They have 28 people with team members "around the world". This isn't their first international hire.

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲:

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: PHP 70K-90K/month is 𝟐-𝟑𝐱 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚: ~₹1.2-1.5L/month (competitive with top Indian companies)
𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: ~$1,400-1,800/month USD (solid remote rate)

🔍 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫:

▹ 6+ years of QA experience

▹ Manual testing of web apps and mobile (iOS/Android)• API testing with Postman

▹ Experience with configurable/CRM systems • Strong analytical skills for complex systems

▹ 6-hour daily overlap with Eastern Time (9 AM-5 PM ET)

▹ Self-learning ability with minimal documentation

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞:

⚠️ "𝟔+ 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬" 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭.

They want someone who can handle complex, configurable systems with minimal docs.

If you've worked with CRMs, membership systems, or any configurable platform, that experience is worth more than raw years.

⚠️ "𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞" 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞.

Notice "(or equivalent experience)"? They care more about your ability to analyze complex systems than your diploma.

⚠️ "𝟔-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐓" 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

ET is GMT-5. If you're in the Philippines (GMT+8), that's 9 PM-3 AM overlap - challenging but doable for night owls. India (GMT+5:30) is 7:30 PM-1:30 AM. The key is they only need 6 hours, not full ET business hours.

⚠️ "𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫" 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.

They require manual testing, some API testing, and basic automation testing.

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐀𝐬:

✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝.

"Understanding that quality assurance isn't just about finding bugs, but about ensuring excellent customer experiences" - they want someone who cares about quality.

✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Membership management for nonprofits (meaningful work), trade associations, and clubs.

✅ 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

"We're not an 80-hour-week company," and "work-life balance" are mentioned explicitly. Canadians actually mean it.

✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲.

Setting up as an independent contractor means you handle your own taxes, but you also have more flexibility and potentially better tax treatment, depending on your country.

✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

"Always on Slack sharing ideas and helping each other out" - they've figured out how to build culture remotely.

✅ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲.

20 years in business, 98% retention rate, Microsoft Impact Award. This isn't a startup that might disappear in 6 months.

🟣 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞: This is a mature remote opportunity with a stable company that values quality work over quantity. Ideal for QA professionals with automation experience seeking meaningful and high-paying job.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐀𝐬:

Stable, established company (not a risky startup)
Real remote culture (not "remote-friendly")
Meaningful product (helping nonprofits)
Contractor flexibility
Canadian work standards
Global team experience

𝐏.𝐒. The time zone overlap is the biggest consideration here. Are you willing to adjust your schedule for significantly better compensation and international experience? For many of our members, it's been a career game-changer.

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