Lateral stands for technology excellence.

We’re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.

Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.

We Do Things Differently at Lateral

Our mission is simple: design and build great products.
What sets us apart isn’t just the talent of our team - it’s the way we work:

We Have A Bias For Action & Results.

We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what’s around the corner and take action. We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves.

We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality

Discipline is our edge -  a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.

We Care Deeply. 

We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.

Every detail matters. Every design, every line of code, every decision. Thoughtful by default.

We Do Things Right - Because It’s the Right Thing to Do

Right over easy. Integrity isn’t up for negotiation. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way.

We Keep Improving

The best teams keep improving and we’re never done learning.

We iterate. We reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly. Progress over perfection. 

We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto

We don’t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around.

We Take Ownership
Everyone leads something here. You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute. That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through.

What You’ll Do

As a QA/QC Automation Engineer (Backend C#/.NET) at Lateral, you will ensure that the backend systems we design for our clients are robust, reliable, and production-ready. You’ll join a project powering a fast-growing online marketplace, helping build and maintain automated testing infrastructure that scales with the product.

You will:

Design and Implement Automated Tests

• Own the creation and maintenance of automated integration tests, API tests, and component-level checks.
  
  

• Build robust automation using C#, .NET, and modern testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit, MSTest, or similar).
  

Guard Quality Across the Backend

• Work closely with backend developers to understand architecture, data flows, service boundaries, and potential failure points.
  
  

• Validate service contracts, interfaces, and business logic through automated verification.
  
  

• Participate in design reviews and raise testing risks early.
  

Advance Testing Infrastructure

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and ensure test reliability, coverage, and performance.
  
  

• Strengthen observability around test execution — logs, metrics, diagnostics.
  
  

• Help evolve our QA tooling, frameworks, reusable utilities, and test harnesses.
  

Partner with Product & Engineering

• Work with product, engineering, design, and client partners to ensure requirements are testable, measurable, and unambiguous.
  
  

• Help the team ship predictable, stable, high-quality releases — every time.
  

Improve the Team, Continuously

When you’re not assigned to a client project, you won’t be idle. You might work on our internal automation frameworks, research new testing techniques, build tooling, or help with interviews. You will help push our capabilities forward.

How We Measure Success

In your first 2 weeks:

• You run and understand the existing test suites.

• You make your first meaningful contribution to automated tests.

• You communicate clearly in async channels and meetings.
  
  

In your first 3 months:

• You independently design and implement integration tests for multiple endpoints or features.

• You proactively identify quality gaps and propose improvements.

• You increase test coverage and reduce flaky or fragile tests.

• You reliably ship automated test contributions that help unblock releases.
  
  

After 3 months:

• You own test automation for entire service areas.

• You help shape quality strategy across the project.

• You mentor others on best practices in automation, reliability, and test design.

• Your work consistently improves release confidence and delivery speed.
  
  

Success is measured through:

• Quality and reliability of the tests you create

• Reduction in regressions and release issues

• Speed and clarity of your communication

• Feedback from peers, leads, and clients

• Consistency in delivering what you commit to

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have Experience

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing, SDET, or C# programming.

• Hands-on experience with integration testing, API testing, and service-level validation.

• Experience testing microservices, event-driven systems, or distributed backends.

• Familiarity with REST APIs, contract testing, and mocking/stubbing patterns.

• Strong CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar).

• A quality mindset: thorough, systematic, and thoughtful.

• Excellent debugging and diagnostic skills — enabling faster root-cause isolation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  

Bonus Points

• Experience with load/performance testing.

• Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with databases, SQL, and data validation workflows.

• Background in marketplace, commerce, or platform engineering.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Real Impact: You’ll work on meaningful products that make a measurable difference - from healthcare and commerce to sustainability and next-gen tech.
  
  

• Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you’re most productive - whether that’s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We’re a remote-first company, but if you’re near an office, you’re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly.
  
  We prioritize async collaboration, respect your time zone, and focus on outcomes over hours.
  
  

• An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No egos. No politics. Just professionals doing their best work.
  
  

• Growth: You’ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace
  
  

• A Culture of Excellence: We care deeply about doing the right thing - for our clients, our team, and ourselves. No burnout. No crunch. Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
  
  

• Variety & Stability: We’re profitable, independent, and over a decade strong. Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. You’ll never be bored here.

This Role Might Not Be for You

We want to respect your time by being clear about what this role isn’t. You should skip this opportunity if:

• You prefer well defined structure. If you gravitate towards a clear hierarchy, well defined roles and swim lanes, you may find our self-managed style challenging.
  
  

• Distributed work isn’t your thing. If you find async communication, design documentation and being proactive without a manager nearby difficult, our setup won’t suit you.
  
  

• Feedback doesn't excite you. We’re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. That means we give feedback that’s sometimes nitpicky. If refining the work until it’s excellent feels over the top, you are likely going to find working here frustrating.
  
  

• Change makes you uncomfortable. We’re scaling and maturing. That means not everything is perfect yet. Priorities shift. Processes evolve. If ambiguity is uncomfortable, this may feel bumpy.
  
  

However, If this sounds like fuel, we’d love to talk!

How to apply and what to expect in the interview process

01. Your work
Show us the work that reflects you at your best. We’ll look at depth, design thinking, and the logic behind your choices.

02. Lateral team fit
You’ll speak with our Talent team about your career direction, your motivators, and our plans ahead.

03. Work trial 

You’ll tackle a take-home challenge that mirrors what we actually do. 

04. Engineering deep dive
A collaborative session with our engineers. 

05. Project fit
An interview focussed on prioritization, collaboration across disciplines, and how you handle the "messy middle".