QA Engineer (Market Connectivity)

Your role at Exness

• As part of our Product Team, you'll play a crucial role in developing mission-critical internal products that must meet the highest standards of quality, speed, and reliability. These products include comprehensive network connectors, business-related services, data storage solutions, and analytical systems.
• We are a dedicated team focused on establishing and maintaining high-speed network connections with data providers, while applying mathematical models in real-time. This work involves performance testing, historical data analysis, backtesting, as well as both manual and automated testing.
• You will collaborate closely with Engineers and Quantitative Researchers to ensure flawless functionality across the entire product flow. Your responsibilities will include rigorously testing network connections, data transmission, and internal features from end to end. Working alongside Engineers, Business Analysts, and Quantitative Researchers, you will develop detailed test cases and oversee the testing process to guarantee exceptional trading conditions for our clients.
• Our goal is to ensure reliable and rapid connections, fast and immediate data processing, secure transmission and storage, and consistent information availability for our consumers. Our backend is primarily built in C++ and Go.

You will

• Deploy and configure system components.
• Collaborate on data streaming product development.
• Ensure product quality, security, reliability, and performance.
• Define the test strategy and align it with the team.
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases for the entire system.
• Analyze and test functional requirements and validate business analyst requirements.
• Combine different testing methods and approaches to ensure optimal test coverage.
• Develop automated tests, and enhance test framework and test infrastructure.
• Participate in the establishment and enhancement of testing processes.
• Propose and define test strategies.
• Design systems for test data generation and backtesting.
• Carry out testing and provide test reports with results.
• Conduct basic data analysis to identify errors.
• Create data visualizations.
• Keep records of test case executions.
• Track test case execution and monitor production metrics.
• Deploy system components and configure settings.
• Ensure the quality, security, reliability, and performance of the company's products are maintained at high standards.

What makes you a great fit

• 4+ years of proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer specializing in backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of the testing process, methodologies, approaches, and test design techniques.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, WebSocket, REST API and web services technologies.
• Knowledge of financial protocols (e.g. FIX).
• Proficiency in automation with Python or Go.
• Knowledge of SQL and data processing methods.
• Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g. GitLab, Terraform).
• Experience with Linux.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Result-driven orientation (prioritizing, taking the initiative, taking ownership).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• At least an upper-intermediate level of English.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time data services.
• Experience with Docker/k8s/Grafana.
• Experience with AWS, S3, cloud computing.
• Experience with data modeling, warehousing, ETL, and data integration techniques.
• Experience in the financial trading fintech industry.
• Knowledge of C++, JavaScript, Bash.

What we offer along the way

• Competitive and attractive compensation.
• Extensive learning opportunities, such as professional training and certifications, soft skills development, free English courses, and trading workshops.
• Flight tickets, hotel or apartment accommodation for your first month, migration support, and legal help for you and your family.
• Health and life insurance for employees, spouses, and children, including vaccinations, tests, mental health care, and coverage for vision and dental care.
• Generous time off, including 21 days of annual leave and paid sick leave.
• Education allowance for your children’s school and kindergarten fees.
• Access to our very own sports club with dedicated coaches, free Sanctum Club memberships for you and your spouse, corporate SUPs, jet skis, etc.
• A branded company car with a parking space near the office.
• Outstanding team-building experiences and Exness community gatherings.

Your journey after applying

• First interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist (45 minutes).
• Short online English test (for non-native speakers).
• Home test task (1 hour).
• Technical Interview (1 hour).
• Final interview (1 hour).

For this role, the successful candidate should be based/ relocate to Cyprus. Therefore, If you would like to learn about relocation opportunities to Cyprus, please ask for additional information on the first interview with the TA Specialist.

The starting salary mentioned is an indicative starting number and the final amount will depend on the personal tax specifics and level of seniority determined during the interview process. This is the base salary only, and the total compensation will also include the performance-based bonus and benefits/allowances.