QA Engineer – US

QA Engineer – US

 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

Permanent

Job Title: QA Engineer

Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled QA Engineer to join our development team in building the next generation of our cross-asset ECN platform. The ideal candidate will be an automation and test engineer with a strong background in testing financial markets and trading/pricing applications, specifically within the forex, equities, derivatives, or index sectors.

Role Responsibilities:

• Evaluate product requirement specifications to determine testing needs and clarify any uncertainties with business stakeholders and architects.
• Design, execute, and maintain both manual and automated test cases, analyzing results to ensure software meets specified standards and user expectations for financial products.
• Perform a variety of tests, including manual, automated, regression, smoke, and sanity tests, to verify software quality.
• Review and provide feedback on test artifacts developed by the team.
• Log and manage bugs, ensuring tickets are updated with accurate information throughout the defect life cycle.
• Enhance the automation framework, develop test scripts, and conduct non-functional tests such as load and performance testing.
• Maintain open communication with the team, ensuring tasks are clearly understood and asking questions as needed.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• 2-4 years of experience in software testing and automation, with a focus on backend and API testing (experience in the financial industry is highly preferred).
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and testing processes, particularly for multi-tiered financial/trading applications.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, TypeScript, or Python, and familiarity with testing tools like Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, or Playwright (Playwright is strongly preferred).
• Strong team player with effective communication skills.
• Experience in performance and load testing is a significant advantage.
• Familiarity with electronic trading technology in the financial industry.
• Knowledge of financial markets, especially forex, is a plus.