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# SDET III (IC3) - Software Engineer in Test III at Emburse

- **Company:** Emburse
- **Location:** Toronto, Canada
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/emburse/10ddb7e3-82b6-4ca2-8999-f5ef78bff28c

## Job description

Emburse is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our engineering team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between software development and quality assurance, designing and implementing robust automated testing frameworks that ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our applications. As an SDET, you’ll collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to build efficient test solutions, drive continuous integration, and maintain a high standard of product quality across all releases. At Emburse, you’ll not just imagine the future - you’ll build it. As a leader in travel and expense solutions, we are creating a future where technology drives business value and inspires extraordinary results. What You’ll Do : Work as the quality champion and SDET within a product scrum team on a large-scale highly distributed enterprise software solutionEstablish test plans/approach for features and functionalityEnsure code changes are thoroughly tested and released efficiently and with high quality Conduct system/E2E testing, and coordinate and execute release and deployment activities for Emburse releases Design and implement automation for integration and workflow tests Assess load/performance testing requirements and create tests to exercise and evaluate system performance under load Pair with developers to ensure applications and features are designed for testability Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Owners and other stakeholders to ensure our products and services are delivered with high quality Participate in peer code reviews and identifying opportunities to improve the reliability and maintainability of our test automation architecture

## What we're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or relevant experience

- 3+ years of Testing/Quality Engineering experience in software domain

- Broad knowledge of Computer Science concepts and technologies

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## Experience working in Scrum/Agile and DevOps environment

- Experience designing and implementing automated tests using standard automation tools such as Pytest, Selenium, Playwright or others

- Familiarity with object-oriented programming languages and concepts (Python, Java, etc..)

- Comfortable with SQL and writing SQL queries

- Exposure to RESTful APIs and experience with Postman/Curl or other equivalent tools

- Some experience with load/performance testing and tools

- Able to find opportunities for improvement and tackle them without external direction

- Experience with front-end and back-end automation frameworks (Selenium, QA Robot, Playwright, Pytest, RestAssured, etc…)

- Comfortable with CI/CD, build, package, configuration and release management tools (eg. Jenkins, Ansible, Gitlab/Github)

Bonus Points

- Knowledge/Experience with K8S/Docker, AWS

- Exposure to infrastructure observability tools such as Grafana, OpenSearch, Coralogix, Datadog

Sponsorship

- This role is not sponsorship eligible
- Candidates need to be legally allowed to work in Canada

## About Emburse

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Emburse provides an AI-powered, end-to-end travel and expense management platform that simplifies spending, compliance, and financial workflows for organizations of all sizes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Chrome River Technologies in 2019; backed by K1 Investment Management and Y Combinator)
- **Headquarters**: Dallas, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed on primary sources; the company was formed through the acquisition and consolidation of multiple expense management platforms (including Abacus, Captio, Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia, and Tallie)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Software Development / Fintech – Travel and Expense Management
- **Target Customers**: B2B – Global enterprises, mid-sized businesses, SMBs, public sector agencies, and nonprofits
- **Mission**: "To deliver the greatest business value for our customers and make the lives of professionals easier through innovative expense management, business travel, accounts payable, and payment solutions." [emburse.com](https://www.emburse.com/company/about-emburse)

## Products & Services
- **Emburse Travel**: Mobile-first travel booking and management tool that integrates with expense tracking for real-time visibility and compliance.
- **Emburse Expense**: AI-driven expense management that automatically captures, categorizes, and validates spend in real time before reports are submitted.
- **Emburse AP Automation**: Accounts payable automation for invoicing and payments, reducing manual data entry and processing time.
- **Emburse Payments**: Streamlined payment solutions integrated with the expense and AP workflow.
- **Emburse AI**: Purpose-built AI layer that provides real-time visibility and control, enforces policy pre-submission, and adapts to global tax and currency rules.
- **Emburse Integrations**: Connects with hundreds of third-party technology solutions (ERP, CRM, HRIS) and travel providers. [emburse.com](https://www.emburse.com/company/about-emburse)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$166.1 million** (latest estimate). Total Funding of **$4.4 million** (seed and private equity). [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/emburse)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: K1 Investment Management (lead private equity investor, 2019), Y Combinator (seed stage). Key partners include hundreds of travel and technology providers.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 611 employees (+7.1% YoY). Over **12 million professionals** in **200 countries** use the platform. Serves **over 15,000 organizations**. Acquired multiple companies to build its suite: Certify, Nexonia, Captio, TripBAM, Roadmap, and Data Visualization Intelligence. [emburse.com](https://www.emburse.com/company/about-emburse) [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/emburse)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified Platform**: Combines travel, expense, AP, and payments on a single AI-powered platform, creating a comprehensive spend management solution.
- **Global Scale**: Available in 180 currencies and used across 200 countries, with deep compliance for international tax and currency rules.
- **Acquisition Strategy**: Built a best-in-class suite by acquiring and integrating multiple market-leading expense management tools (Certify, Chrome River, Nexonia, Tallie, Abacus), creating a broad customer base and deep feature set.
- **AI-First Approach**: Purpose-built AI enforces policy, automates categorization, and provides real-time insights, reducing manual work for finance teams.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Powered Automation**: Deepening AI capabilities to drive further automation and intelligence across the entire spend lifecycle.
- **Platform Consolidation**: Continuing to unify the acquired product portfolio into a single seamless experience.
- **Global Expansion**: Growing presence in EMEA, APAC, and other international markets (with offices in Spain, UK, Australia, Canada, India).
- **Enterprise & Mid-Market Penetration**: Targeting CFOs, travel managers, and finance teams at larger organizations seeking strategic spend control.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes "smart and caring people" and building a strong community with quarterly outings and office social events. The company's values are focused on impact and innovation.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hybrid approach with offices in Dallas, Burlington (MA), and other global hubs. Many roles are remote-friendly, but specific policy varies by location and role.
- **Perks**: Generous 401(k) matching, financial planning services (including legal planning for trusts/wills), and a partnership with eCornell for employee learning and development. Full benefits include retirement planning and professional development budgets for conferences and courses. [emburse.com](https://www.emburse.com/company/careers)
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong engineering presence (19% of workforce in technical roles). Actively hiring for Software Engineer III, Sr Software Engineer, and SDET roles, suggesting a focus on building and scaling the platform.
- **Considerations**: Employee reviews (2.9/5.0 on LinkedIn) indicate mixed sentiment, with lower scores for culture (2.7) and career growth (2.9), but higher for work-life balance (3.5) and compensation (3.1). This may reflect challenges common in post-acquisition integration phases. [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/emburse)

## Sources
1. [Emburse About Page](https://www.emburse.com/company/about-emburse)
2. [Emburse Careers Page](https://www.emburse.com/company/careers)
3. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/emburse)
4. [Emburse Lever Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/emburse)
5. [Indeed Company Page](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Emburse)

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