qa engineer (auto) in electronic trading

Luxoft’s Market Connectivity team builds and maintains ultra-low latency trading systems and exchange connectivity solutions for global financial markets. The team develops automated testing solutions that support critical trading and market data workflows in high-performance computing environments.

• Design test strategies and automation approaches for low-latency trading platforms and exchange connectivity solutions;
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks and test suites using Python;
• Create automated API, integration, end-to-end, and regression tests for trading and market connectivity workflows;
• Validate exchange connectivity, market data flows, and order processing across global trading venues;
• Verify the functional correctness, reliability, and performance of trading gateways and market access components;
• Analyze business requirements and latency-sensitive trading workflows to ensure effective test coverage;
• Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate closely with developers to resolve issues;
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the quality, stability, and production readiness of trading systems.

• Strong experience in software testing with a solid understanding of test automation principles and best practices;
• Hands-on experience in Python development for test automation;
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites;
• Strong knowledge of API, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing;
• Hands-on experience with PyTest, Playwright, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks;
• Experience testing distributed, real-time, or high-performance systems;
• Good understanding of market connectivity, market data flows, exchange integrations, or trading workflows;
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software delivery practices;
• Good knowledge of SQL and database testing techniques;
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills;
• English: B2 Upper Intermediate;
• Nice to have: experience with Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Electronic Trading, or Market Connectivity solutions; experience with performance and latency testing of high-throughput distributed systems; knowledge of Kafka, Solace, or IBM MQ; experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or other CI/CD platforms; good understanding of Linux/Unix environments and Docker.

• Relocation options;
• Annual holiday of 20 or 26 days, depending on overall seniority;
• Occasional leave of 1 or 2 days depending on the circumstances;
• Child care leave of 2 days or 16 hours per year;
• Absence due to force majeure of 2 days or 16 hours per year;
• Maternity Leave of 20 weeks;
• Parental Leave of 41 weeks;
• Paternity Leave of 14 days;
• Expert-led technical courses and internal soft skills courses;
• Access to external self-learning libraries including ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business;
• Access to MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, and Google Cloud Academy;
• Upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship, and leadership programs for managers;
• Multisport card and family member discounts;
• Wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, and yoga sessions;
• Preferential banking and car leasing offers;
• Cafeteria program discounts;
• Social Benefit Fund support;
• Private healthcare insurance with unlimited access to specialists;
• Full dental support and travel insurance;
• Private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate;
• Life insurance at the corporate rate;
• Reimbursement for corrective glasses;
• Social and online entertainment events;
• Rotation between projects and accounts;
• New career opportunities;
• Benefits depend on the form of cooperation and apply to employees under a contract of employment.