Description
Company Overview
The hiring organisation operates within the foreign exchange and financial technology sector, supporting trading platforms that depend on reliable communication between market-data services, execution systems, account services, and external integrations. Its quality engineering function focuses on validating end-to-end workflows, system interoperability, and performance under different operational conditions.
Role Summary
The Senior QA Engineer will lead complex testing activities across interconnected trading platform components. The role covers end-to-end integration testing, performance assessment, failure recovery, and release readiness, ensuring that platform changes do not compromise functionality or operational stability.
The successful candidate will bring advanced testing experience, a structured approach to investigating system behaviour, and the ability to coordinate quality activities across engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop end-to-end test strategies for integrated FX trading applications and supporting services.
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Validate interactions between trading interfaces, order-management systems, market-data feeds, and external APIs.
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Design test scenarios covering normal operations, high-volume activity, network interruptions, and service recovery.
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Conduct performance and load testing to assess response times, throughput, and resource utilisation.
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Test order-state consistency, execution reporting, transaction records, and error-handling behaviour.
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Investigate integration defects that span multiple services or external systems.
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Coordinate regression testing and provide evidence-based assessments of release readiness.
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Improve test coverage by identifying gaps in existing functional and integration suites.
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Work with developers, DevOps engineers, and product stakeholders to resolve quality issues.
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Mentor QA colleagues and promote consistent testing standards and documentation practices.
Requirements and Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
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Significant experience in software quality assurance, integration testing, or test engineering.
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Strong understanding of end-to-end testing, service integration, and distributed systems.
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Experience with API testing, SQL, log analysis, and test automation.
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Familiarity with performance-testing tools such as JMeter, k6, or comparable solutions.
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Experience diagnosing complex defects across multiple application components.
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Knowledge of trading platforms, FX order workflows, or financial transaction systems is an advantage.
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Strong communication, test planning, and technical reporting skills.
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Ability to work independently and coordinate testing activities across distributed teams.
Benefits
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Fully remote working arrangement within Estonia.
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Opportunity to influence quality standards across complex financial technology systems.
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Collaboration with experienced software engineering and infrastructure teams.
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Professional development in integration testing, system performance, and financial technology.
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A technically challenging environment focused on reliability and measurable quality outcomes.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter through the official application channel provided by the hiring organisation. Candidates are encouraged to include examples of integration test strategies, performance-testing projects, or experience validating complex financial applications.
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