Senior QA Engineer, DriveWealth
Digital Assets
$180-200k
+ Bonus + equity
More information about location
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
Job no longer available
Cloud-based, API-driven brokerage infrastructure
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$180-200k
+ Bonus + equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make investing accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance with at least 2 years focused on backend/API test automation
- Strong hands-on experience with Java (11+), Cucumber BDD, Rest-Assured, and Maven
- Demonstrated experience testing financial services or fintech platforms — order management, trade execution, ledger/accounting, or payments
- Direct experience integrating with or testing against crypto custodial platforms such as Fireblocks, BitGo, Coinbase Prime, or Circle
- Working knowledge of cryptocurrency ecosystems: blockchain fundamentals, wallet infrastructure, custody models, and on-chain vs. off-chain settlement
- Experience testing event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar message brokers
- Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerized environments (Docker, AWS ECS/EKS)
- Strong understanding of RESTful API testing patterns, schema validation, and contract testing
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory frameworks relevant to digital assets (FinCEN, state money transmitter requirements, Travel Rule)
Desirable
- 7+ years of experience in QA, with a focus on automation testing
- Strong understanding of trade lifecycle and post-trade reporting processes
- Hands-on experience with Java/Python automation frameworks (e.g., RestAssured, PyTest, TestNG)
- Proficiency in SQL and experience validating large datasets in relational/non-relational databases
- Knowledge of FIX protocol, trade enrichment, and reference data flows
- Experience in regulatory reporting systems (CAT, SFTR, or equivalent)
- Exposure to data validation tools, message queues (Kafka/SQS), and reporting formats (XML, CSV, JSON)
- Experience integrating tests within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Senior QA Engineer on the Digital Assets team, you will own end-to-end quality for DriveWealth's cryptocurrency and digital assets product suite
- You will design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks that validate trading workflows, custodial integrations, blockchain settlement, and regulatory compliance across our crypto infrastructure
- You will collaborate closely with backend engineers, DevOps, product, and compliance teams to ship reliable, auditable, and regulation-ready software
- Design and implement comprehensive test strategies for digital asset trading workflows including order lifecycle, settlement, custody, and reconciliation
- Build and maintain automated API/backend test suites using Java 21, Cucumber BDD, Rest-Assured, and Maven within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Validate integrations with third-party crypto custodians and infrastructure providers (Fireblocks, BitGo, Coinbase Prime, Circle) including key management, transaction signing, and webhook callbacks
- Develop Kafka-based event validation frameworks to verify end-to-end message flows across microservices for trade execution, ledger updates, and compliance events
- Perform regulatory compliance testing covering AML/KYC transaction monitoring, Travel Rule, SAR filing triggers, and OFAC/sanctions screening for digital asset transactions
- Build and maintain environment-specific test configurations spanning Dev, UAT, and production-like environments on AWS
- Contribute to Allure TestOps dashboards and reporting to provide real-time visibility into regression health and release readiness
- Partner with DevOps to integrate test execution into deployment pipelines and establish quality gates for release promotion
- Participate in incident triage and root cause analysis for production issues, developing targeted regression tests to prevent recurrence
- Mentor junior QA engineers and drive adoption of testing best practices across the Digital Assets engineering group
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 meet the growing demand for accessible, 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 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. It 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
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Naureen Hassan
(CEO)Previously President of the Americas at UBS, was on the Board of Governors at FINRA and Partnership For New York City and was the First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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