Head of QA, DriveWealth
$220-240k
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Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
Open for applications
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$220-240k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience leading high-performing QA teams in innovative tech companies or high-stakes environments
- Expertise in Java, Python, Cucumber, and RestAssured test automation frameworks
- Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, test-driven development, and CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to translate complex challenges into actionable QA strategies
- Familiarity with microservices, cloud architectures, and security standards
- Passion for building intuitive, high-quality products that exceed user expectations
- Bonus Points, experience in capital markets, particularly equities trading and FIX messaging
What the job involves
- As a company that thrives on innovation, we are growing rapidly, solving complex challenges with elegant solutions. We seek a visionary leader to define and scale our quality assurance strategy.
- As Head of IT Quality Engineering, you will lead a QA organization prioritizing quality, resiliency, and innovation.
- You will shape the systems powering our next-generation financial services platform, overseeing a team of functional and automation QA engineers. Collaborating with product and engineering teams, you will drive high-quality, high-performing software
- We’re looking for a leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-impact environments, ensuring our team maintains a high release velocity while upholding the quality our customers expect
- Architect and implement a QA strategy that supports rapid growth and high delivery velocity
- Establish automated QA processes to ensure reliability, scalability, compliance, and seamless user experiences in a regulated environment
- Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of 8-10 QA and automation engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation
- Integrate QA processes into agile development workflows to enable rapid iteration without compromising quality
- Collaborate with engineering, product design, and DevOps to ensure flawless releases at scale
- Leverage technical expertise to develop advanced automation frameworks and testing pipelines
- Drive innovation in testing solutions to maintain high performance at scale
- Oversee functional, performance, and security testing to ensure system integrity and user trust, even under extreme conditions
- Define and track key QA metrics, fostering continuous improvement through data-driven insights
- Represent QA as a strategic leader, partnering with stakeholders to uphold the highest quality standards
Our take
Robo-advisory products and fractional share trading have expanded the investment industry's reach, attracting a broader audience than ever before. This shift has necessitated a redesign of the fintech industry's infrastructure to support the growing demand for accessible and efficient investment options.
DriveWealth plays a pivotal role in this transformation by developing APIs that serve over 100 global fintechs, challenger banks, and digital wallets. Its infrastructure enables seamless robo-advisory services and fractional share trading, giving retail investors access to the US markets and offering innovative stock reward programs. Among its partners are notable companies like Revolut, MoneyLion, and Hemista.
As the company continues to grow, it remains focused on scaling its business by enhancing its technology stack, pursuing strategic acquisitions, and expanding its team. And is well on its way to its ultimate goal of providing tools that empower companies to create investment products that are both accessible and convenient for everyone.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$450m
SERIES D
Oct 2020
$56.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $552.8m
Company benefits
- Health & wellness packages: We’ve built our benefits offering as a holistic package. We provide multiple health insurance carrier options and plans (medical, dental, vision) with access to HSA and/or FSA tax savings tools. We also provide income protection including life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as extended coverage resources such as fertility benefits and mental wellness resources
- Vacation & time off: To build a successful organization, employees need time away to rest and recharge, so we provide paid time off including paid holidays and unlimited vacation time. We also strongly believe in work-life balance and, therefore, offer fully remote and hybrid work positions based on role requirements
- Professional developmnet: We believe one of the greatest contributions we can make is investing in our employees’ professional development. Therefore, we offer financial support toward continuing education courses, academic coursework, professional conferences, earning professional certifications, and membership fees to professional organizations
Company HQ
Colgate Center, Jersey City, NJ
Leadership
Robert S. Cortright
(Founder)Co-founded FX Solutions (acquired by Francisco Partners) in 2001 and served as CEo for 9 years. They also co-founded En-to-End Technology Projects in 2008.
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