Backend Quality Assurance Specialist

Job Description

Backend Quality Assurance Specialist – Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Salary: $120,000 – $140,000 base + discretionary annual bonus

E-Frontiers is partnering with a fast-growing, CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse in Chicago to hire a Backend QA Specialist. You'll drive quality across the core Exchange, Clearing and Instrument management systems, extending the QA automation framework and building out comprehensive testing for high-performance trading infrastructure.

What you'll do

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• Extend and maintain a Java-based QA automation framework
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• Design and build manual and automated test cases for high-performance exchange and clearing platforms
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• Rigorously test all interfaces, including FIX protocol, proprietary binary formats and file formats
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• Test admin and customer-facing interfaces using Playwright and manual approaches, covering functionality, data integrity, security compliance and performance
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• Partner with Product and Engineering to define and enforce rigorous quality standards
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• Monitor and report on system performance, data integrity and compliance
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What you'll bring

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
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• 3+ years of QA / software testing experience, ideally in financial services
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• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, FIX and SQL
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• Hands-on experience with Cucumber, Playwright and JUnit
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• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
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• Experience with derivatives or financial markets is a strong plus
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What's on offer

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• $120,000 – $140,000 base salary plus discretionary annual bonus
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• 401(k) with employer match
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• Health, dental and vision insurance
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• Paid time off and career development support
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Full-time, in-person hybrid role in Chicago. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S.