Test Automation Engineer

Job Title: Test Automation Engineer

Location: Champaign, IL

Pay Rate: $130k-$200k/yr

We pride ourselves on employing and developing only the very best talent, ensuring unparalleled quality and expertise in every project we undertake so that we can surpass our clients' expectations, solve challenging problems and deliver innovative solutions.

If you're a great Test Automation Engineer and great communicator who loves working on demanding initiatives and solving challenging problems that need to be delivered at pace, then Neptune North could be the right place for you.

incredibly intellectually stimulating environment from which to work.

An exciting aspect of joining a newly created business at this stage is the opportunity to be in from the start and help define the culture.

There are things that we won't compromise on though:

• We are looking for exceptional talent with excellent communication skills
• Collaboration is key, both internally and with our clients. We believe we do our best work when we are together and working hand in hand with business users
• Curiosity is something we embrace and value highly
• We want people who are positive and passionate, have proven problem solving capabilities, can work quickly to find solutions to complex challenges and unlock big opportunities

• People need to be able to take ownership and be trusted to deliver, going the extra mile when needed

• We want people who are highly motivated and have a high desire to learn

The Team

Our mission is to deliver a trading platform to production as safely and efficiently as possible.

In collaboration with teams across the organisation, including Quants, Software engineers and Infrastructure teams, our mission is to automate, build new processes, engineer in-house tooling, and leverage existing technologies to accomplish this mission.

• Ownership of technical projects and testing processes. The team actively engages with a wide range of business functions, leveraging their knowledge to engineer better processes.
• Exercising judgement and acumen to understand the true business need beyond the stated requirements
• Challenging current systems and processes to achieve common goals through technical excellence and innovation
• Keeping abreast of industry and technology trends that will keep us at the forefront of what is possible

What makes a great candidate

• Pragmatism over perfection are you someone who focuses on solving user problems rather than providing the perfect solution?
• Experience working with a high-level programming language such as C#, Java or Python.
• Experience working with test automation frameworks such as Cucumber, Selenium, Playwright or Cypress
• Excellent interpersonal skills. You will be dealing with many teams across the business.
• Strong enthusiasm for technology and an appetite to work in a dynamic team
• The ability to communicate clearly and professionally with our clients as well as team members
• A bachelors' degree obtained in STEM related field, ideally from a top-ranked University with a minimum of 3.3/4.0 GPA, or international equivalent

Why join us?

• Make an impact from day one: we empower and trust our people to leverage and extend their skill sets
• Work on a wide variety of projects alongside exceptionally talented people, often closely correlated to world events and trends
• Deliver demonstrable business value working hand-in-hand with the customer
• Learn from industry experts on how financial markets and world economies work

• Coding Challenge We would like to get a better sense of your programming potential. You will be sent some questions hosted by Codility to be completed at a time that suits you.
• Aptitude Test The next step is to complete a speed-driven aptitude assessment.
• Management Interviews You will meet with members of our Technology Management Team. These will be a combination of technical questions and an assessment of team and cultural fit.
• Team Technical Interview As a final step you will meet 1-2 other team members for a technical interview.