Software Engineer in Test (Quality Assurance)

Description

At Xe, we live currencies. We provide a comprehensive range of currency services and products, including our Currency Converter, Market Analysis, Currency Data API and quick, easy, secure Money Transfers for individuals and businesses. We leverage technology to deliver these services through our website, mobile app and by phone. Last year, we helped over 300 million people access information about the currencies that matter to them and over 225,000 people used us to send money overseas.

About This Role

We are seeking a QA Automation Analyst to join our team, building exciting products such as our Corporate Money Transfer, using cutting-edge technologies. Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, the QA Analyst will be responsible for analyzing and testing project deliverables to ensure quality standards and functionality are aligned with specifications, as well as helping automate tests. If you are meticulous with details and work well with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams, this is the position for you.

OUR PRINCIPLES

• COMMITMENT- is the first step in our journey toward a best-in-class foreign exchange and cross-border payments experience.
• ACCOUNTABILITY– turning our words into action by holding ourselves accountable.
• RESPECT– is an act of humility, grounded in giving rather than receiving, fostering a respectful environment, which starts with leading by example.
• EVOLUTION– each day is a chance to grow, to adapt and to push

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, prioritize, and implement test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures
• Understand and utilize testing and debugging methodologies
• Work with internal teams to diagnose and resolve test issues
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate qualitative and quantitative findings from tests
• Monitor bug resolution efforts and track results and known defects
• Participate in process reviews to inform the development of products and resolution of defects
• Work with internal teams on automation test development projects as assigned

Position Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering or Quality Assurance diploma from an accredited institution
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Development background would be considered an asset
• Direct knowledge of QA methodologies, preferably within an agile software development environment and possess a technical development background
• Ability to create and review technical documentation, including project plans, test procedures, and design documents
• Experience with various test levels (smoke, functional, system integration, performance, regression, and user acceptance)
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with test automation at a coding level (.Net / JavaScript)
• Highly motivated and eager to learn

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab)
• Selenium Webdriver, Cypress, API automation
• Performance testing
• Exposure to a .Net development environment
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Mobile app testing
• Experience in a Finance Domain (ideally in Foreign Exchange)

Perks & Benefits

• Annual salary increase review
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• 30 days vacation per year
• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (Health, Oncological, Dental, and Life Insurance)
• No fee when using RIA service/wire transfers

We want Xe to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organization that encourages diversity in all respects.

At Xe we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us onrecruitment@xe.com

The position responsibilities outlined above are intended to define the general contents and requirements to perform this job. It is not to be taken as a complete statement of responsibilities or requirements. This job description does not restrict the Company’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job as needed.