Skills

Python JavaScript TypeScript SQL Test Test Automation Defect Management Linux

Job Specifications

QA Engineer (Electronic Trading)

Overview

Company | Electronic trading & market infrastructure technology

Work | QA Engineer

Impact | Testing software that powers live equity markets across Europe

Size | ~150 employees globally

Tech | Linux / Unix, SQL, JavaScript or Python, Test Automation

Location | London

Hybrid | 3 days per week in the office

Offer | Competitive salary + bonus

Benefits | Private medical, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension, enhanced parental leave, life assurance, income protection, electric car scheme

The Work

Most QA roles sit far away from the product.

You test features. Log bugs. Move on.

This one is different.

You’ll be testing software that sits inside a live electronic trading environment, used by market participants across multiple European markets. Every release has real consequences. Orders, prices, market data, system reliability.

You’ll work closely with developers, product specialists and operations engineers to make sure every upgrade and release behaves exactly as expected before it reaches production.

You won’t be isolated in a testing silo. You’ll see the full lifecycle of the platform, from requirements and design through to release and production support.

And because the engineering group is still relatively small, your work will be visible. The tests you design, the automation you build and the issues you uncover will directly shape how the platform evolves.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll split your time across manual and automated testing of a complex trading platform.

That includes:

Designing and running test scenarios across both front-end and backend systems
Writing and maintaining automated test scripts
Working with developers and analysts to clarify requirements and expected behaviour
Investigating defects and analysing system behaviour under different conditions
Helping expand the team’s test automation capability
Acting as test lead on smaller development initiatives

You’ll also occasionally support clients and technology partners with testing guidance when they integrate with the platform.

What you’ll need

You’ll likely recognise most of this from your current work.

Experience testing complex software systems, ideally in financial markets
Comfort working in Linux / Unix environments
Ability to query and analyse data using SQL
Understanding of test design, execution and defect management

And ideally one or more of the following:

Test automation experience (JavaScript, TypeScript or Python)
Experience testing real-time or event-driven systems
Exposure to equities trading, market data, or exchange platforms

Interview Process

CV Review → Introductory call → Technical interview → Final meeting → Offer

If this sounds interesting, click Apply and we’ll organise a confidential conversation to walk you through the platform, team and roadmap in more detail.

*** You must be eligible to work in the UK, No Sponsorship is available for this opportunity**

About the Company

We are Ocean Red Partners, launched in 2023. Founded on the belief that the true measure of success lies in the happiness and satisfaction of both clients and candidates. We are built with our values at our core Authenticity, Boldness, Customer-Obsessed, Diverse and Engagement. Our customer first oriented approach means we constantly seek feedback. We stay up to date on cutting-edge technologies, taking inspiration from the most successful customer service brands in the world and we’ve productised our services to ensure we ... Know more