Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Trading

New York , United States
Hybrid

AI overview

Collaborate within a product engineering team to build scalable automation and enhance testing practices for core trading platforms in a dynamic fintech environment.

About Us

DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.

There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!

About the Role

DriveWealth is seeking a hands-on Senior QA Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team supporting core trading platforms. This role is embedded within a product engineering team and focuses on building scalable automation, ensuring high-quality releases, and improving testing practices across the SDLC.

The ideal candidate has strong technical automation experience and prior exposure to trading systems, margin products, and crypto asset classes.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Java, Cucumber (BDD), and RestAssured
  • Build and execute automated tests across API, FIX protocol, and UI layer
  • Validate end-to-end trading workflows including order lifecycle, margin flows, and post trading
  • Create test plans, scenarios, and regression suites for financial systems
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Github Actions)
  • Analyze test results, troubleshoot defects, and improve test coverage
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams on testing strategy and quality improvements
  • Participate in test reviews, bug triage, and production issue analysis

What You’ll Need

  • 8–10 years QA experience in financial services or trading platforms
  • Strong hands-on programming in Java
  • Automation experience with Cucumber / BDD, RestAssured, Playright, Typescript
  • Experience testing REST APIs and FIX Protocol, Kafka
  • Knowledge of Margin trading and Crypto asset workflows
  • Experience with AWS, Git, Jenkins, SQL/Postgres
  • Familiarity with JIRA and test management tools (Allure Testops)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities


Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.

Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.

Please note
: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.

New York, NY (Hybrid) Pay Range
$165,000$180,000 USD

Working at DriveWealth

We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York and Chicago teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.

How We Think About AI

We leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction and improve outcomes to deliver product faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.

Compensation

Pay is generally based upon the level, complexity, responsibility, location and job duties / requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience.  If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and perks.

Equal Employment Opportunity

To build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us at [email protected].

Agency Disclaimer

DriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Salary
$165,000 – $180,000 per year
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