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# Senior Software Quality Engineer at Kogniz

- **Company:** Kogniz
- **Location:** Montréal, Canada
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2018-10-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/kogniz/6e38f552-1ded-48bf-a502-9892f7a3ff5c

## Job description

As the Sr. Software Quality Engineer, you will work in a cross-functional team which is developing state of the art computer vision algorithms and applications. You will work closely with software engineers to ensure that Kogniz delivers the next generation products with the highest quality. You will triage and debug difficult problems, driving them to resolution, in an effort to make the user experience great. Your responsibilities will include defining test coverage, developing test plans, creating and maintaining test cases, executing functional and performance tests, evaluating and reporting quality of existing technologies and new features, developing and maintaining test tools, and implementing test automation. You will carry a great deal of influence across the software engineering organization and as such, top candidates will demonstrate previous success achieving certification of highest quality standards.

- Excellent knowledge of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and testing tools.
- Experience in creation and automation of software tests (e.g., unit-tests, regression tests, functional tests, stress tests).
- Excellent knowledge of software QA metrics, operations, and statistical techniques.
- Experience in developing test plan, assessing risk, filing appropriate defects, and providing relevant data for test reporting.
- Experience in driving development and deployment of relevant testing tools and infrastructure.
- Detail oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with passion for quality processes.
- Experience in C++ and scripting languages (e.g. Python).
- Ability to triage problems, prioritize accordingly, and propose a resolution.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, raise issues and take corrective action.

## About Kogniz

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kogniz leverages AI and computer vision to provide a proactive safety and security platform for workplaces, enabling rapid detection of hazards, violence, and emergencies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Daniel Putterman, Jed Putterman

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI-powered workplace safety and security (computer vision)
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises and organizations with physical workspaces (factories, offices, warehouses, etc.)
- **Mission/purpose**: “Creating safer, smarter workspaces using predictive safety” (Crunchbase)

## Products & Services
- **[Kogniz AssureAI]**: A proactive safety platform that uses AI and computer vision to detect occupational hazards, workplace violence, evacuations, personnel accountability, anomalous behavior, and vaccine management. Integrates with existing infrastructure and can be deployed in days. (Type: SaaS/platform)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $10M (Series A, June 2022) led by H. Barton Asset Management, with participation from Ulu Ventures, Superset, The Entrepreneur’s Fund, and others
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: H. Barton Asset Management, Ulu Ventures, Superset, The Entrepreneur’s Fund
- **Growth Signals**: Over 3 million employees rely on Kogniz; award-winning technology featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, NBC, and Fox; headcount reported as 11–50 (Crunchbase) and 29 total employees (Built In); development team in Montreal, Quebec

## Competitive Advantages
- **Rapid deployment** – platform can be implemented in days and works with existing infrastructure
- **Proactive, AI-driven detection** – goes beyond traditional reactive security to identify hazards, violence, and anomalies in real time
- **Comprehensive coverage** – addresses occupational safety, workplace violence, evacuation management, vehicle detection, and more in a single platform

## Strategic Focus
- Continued product development in computer vision and machine learning (active hiring for ML engineers, C++ engineers, frontend engineers, QA engineers)
- Expanding sales reach (hiring Sales Development Representatives in Mill Valley, CA)
- Maintaining a dual-location engineering team (Berkeley HQ + Montreal development office)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & recognition**: Technology has been featured in major national media (WSJ, Washington Post, NBC, Fox) and is trusted by millions of employees
- **Work location**: Currently in-office roles – Montreal (QC) for engineering positions, Mill Valley (CA) for sales; headquarters in Berkeley, CA
- **Engineering environment**: Hands-on work with cutting-edge computer vision, deep learning, and AI; small team (11–50 people) offering ownership and impact
- **Notable perks**: Not publicly detailed, but the company emphasizes innovation in safety technology and a mission-driven approach

## Sources
1. [Kogniz Careers Page (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/kogniz)
2. [Built In – Kogniz Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/kogniz-inc)
3. [Crunchbase – Kogniz](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kogniz)
4. [The Org – Kogniz](https://theorg.com/org/kogniz)
5. [Built In – Kogniz Jobs](https://builtin.com/company/kogniz-inc/jobs)

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