Role & seniority
- Senior QA Engineer (hands-on)
- Experience: 5+ years QA manual
Stack/tools
- Manual testing (primary)
- Linux terminal: shell/bash, Python
- CI/CD & continuous testing: Jenkins, TeamCity; Octopus (preferred)
- Agile/Scrum environment
- Integration testing with global QA team
Top 3 responsibilities
- Continuously improve manual testing coverage and delivery quality
- Design/build integration tests and improve test transparency/processes
- Collaborate with developers to improve system testability and maintain a testing environment
Must-have skills
- Senior, hands-on manual QA
- Linux + scripting: shell/bash, Python
- Ownership/proactiveness (“can do” attitude)
- Ability to prioritize in fast-changing, high-pressure trading environment
- Agile/Scrum participation; teamwork across QA/dev/support roles
- Familiarity with Continuous Testing/Continuous Delivery
Nice-to-haves
- Capital markets knowledge (equities/derivatives/futures/FX) and trade lifecycle
- Understanding of asset classes/properties
- Communication skills
- Strong QA concepts
Location & work type
- Late working hours: until 18:00, ~1 day/week until 21:00
- Language: English B2 (Upper Intermediate)
- Work setup: team-based Agile collaboration (work type not otherwise specified)

Full Description

We've been developing trading software for our partner - a top-tier hedge fund - for over 12 years.
Now we are expanding QA forces in the team owning trading desktop applications.
We are looking for a passionate and energetic Senior QA Engineer.
You will work in close collaboration with traders, developers, engineers and whoever you find useful to improve the quality and delivery performance.

Continuously improve manual testing coverage
Continuously increase quality and transparency of internal processes
Actively propose solutions and approaches to improve quality
Participate in an Agile / Scrum methodology to deliver software releases
Team Player with the ability to work with development, support and QA teams
Work closely with the global QA team to design and build integration tests
Work with developers on improving system testability and creating a testing environment
Experience with Continuous Testing and Continuous Delivery
Have the ability to solve complex problems with practical, maintainable, and scalable solutions
Familiarity with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus a plus)
Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency, resourcefulness and independence
Late working hours (till 18:00, 1 per week till 21:00)

Understanding of Capital Markets in general. Familiarity with equities, derivatives, futures or FX trading
Trade lifecycle
Asset classes and their properties
Good communication skills
Good QA Concepts

English: B2 Upper Intermediate