Automation QA Engineer

About the company

We are a global trading technology company developing advanced market-visualization and trading platform, providing unparalleled insight into market liquidity, order flow, and trader behavior. Our desktop and web-based solutions are used by traders worldwide across equities, futures, and crypto markets to gain a competitive edge through advanced real-time data visualization.

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on QA Automation Engineer, with strong technical expertise, to build our QA automation infrastructure from the ground up. This role owns the end-to-end quality strategy — from defining what to test, through tool and framework selection, to building, running, and analyzing automated tests integrated into our CI/CD pipeline.

You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to ensure high-quality releases and scalable test coverage as the system grows.

What You’ll Build (First 6 Months)

• Evaluate the current testing landscape and define the automation strategy
• Select and set up the automation framework and tooling
• Build the first automated test suites for critical API and integration flows
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI)
• Establish test reporting, failure analysis, and quality metrics
• Define test coverage targets and a roadmap for expanding automation

Key Responsibilities

• Define test scope and quality strategy across APIs, integrations, UI, end-to-end flows and more
• Select automation tools and design the automation framework
• Build, run, and maintain scalable automated test suites
• Integrate automation with test and staging environments and CI/CD pipelines
• Analyze test results, failures, and trends; drive issues to resolution
• Continuously improve test stability, coverage, and execution speed
• Collaborate with engineering teams to shift quality left and embed testing into the development process

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in QA automation engineering
• Proven experience building automation infrastructure from scratch
• Strong programming skills (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java)
• Hands-on experience with automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, TestNG, JUnit, REST automation, etc.
• Solid understanding of API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured) and concepts.
• Solid understanding of test strategies, test pyramids, and quality trade-offs
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
• Strong debugging and failure analysis skills
• Strong grasp of SDLC, Agile/Scrum, and QA best practices.
• Experience with test case management and bug tracking tools (Jira, TestRail, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives without constant direction
• High-level English proficiency (written and spoken) is a must.

Nice to Have

• Experience with financial/trading platforms or real-time data systems
• Linux administration and shell scripting (bash)
• Networking fundamentals (TCP, HTTP/HTTPS, WebSocket, SSL)
• Experience with Java ecosystem (our backend stack)
• Performance testing experience (JMeter, Gatling, k6)
• Experience leading or mentoring QA team members

What we offer:

• 100% remote work with flexible setup
• Paid annual and sick leave
• Budget for equipment and software
• Sponsored training and English lessons
• Collaborative, international team environment

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted