QA Engineer, Y TREE
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2+ days a week in office
A modern approach to managing personal finance
Open for applications
A modern approach to managing personal finance
101-200 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
We are a rapidly growing WealthTech business that is re-defining how individuals and families connect and engage with their money.
Role
Who you are
- In Y TREE we are following a model with cross-functional squads, each led by a squad leader. Currently, we are looking for a knowledgeable, engaged and passionate QA Engineer to join one of our squads and be based in London
- 4+ years of professional experience as a QA Automation Engineer, with expertise in Java/Kotlin programming languages
- Hands-on experience utilizing AI tools to boost productivity in code writing, debugging, and test case generation
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles
- Proficient in web technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with a solid grasp of web architecture and its functioning
- Thorough understanding of API testing concepts, encompassing API methods, HTTP methods, response codes, request and response headers, and payload formats like JSON and XML
- Proficient in utilizing tools such as RestAssured, Feign, Swagger, and Postman for API testing
- Hands-on experience in writing UI tests using Selenium (Selenide) or Playwrite
- Familiarity with testing frameworks like TestNG and JUnit. Capable of utilising these frameworks to effectively organise and execute automated tests
- Proficient in SQL and database concepts, able to write queries to retrieve data and perform data verification
- Experience with monitoring and debugging applications using tools like Sentry and Elasticsearch
- Understanding of performance testing, including concepts like load testing, stress testing, and endurance testing. Proficient in testing API performance using tools like JMeter or Gatling
- We want you to be someone who is comfortable taking the lead when required
- We would like you to be organised, structured and meticulous, with great time management skills
- We want you to be eager to learn and passionate about technology; we strongly believe in people who are ready to develop themselves and who see this as their responsibility, while we are doing our best to give you the opportunities and guidance
- We are driving innovation in our area of personal finance, and our product is a reflection of our team. We want you to be an independent and critical thinker who can identify issues and challenges and build logical steps to overcome them
- Our community is where our power lies, so you must be an effective collaborator and confident working as part of a small team that is building a business
- We strongly believe that continuous and timely feedback is important for personal growth, and we’re looking for someone open to giving and receiving feedback
- This role requires a lot of interpersonal communication with our community so the ability to clearly articulate your thoughts and ideas plays a key role in success. We will ask you to demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills
- If you don't feel you meet 100% of the requirements please apply anyway if you feel you can demonstrate your suitability to the role
What the job involves
- As a QA Engineer, you will be essential in enhancing our software and the development of automation to optimise testing within our microservice architecture
- You will focus on minimising manual checks by creating sophisticated automated tests, significantly boosting the reliability and performance of our systems
- Actively contribute to the development of a unique financial product within a scale-up environment by engaging in product-related tasks, ensuring adherence to automation best practices, and providing feedback and suggestions to drive innovation
- Collaborate with the Product Manager, developers, and QA Engineers from other squads to clarify requirements, with a particular focus on testability, consistency, and completeness, as well as streamlining existing business processes
- Champion the use of AI tools to improve testing efficiency, including using coding assistants for faster script development and AI tools for synthetic data generation
- Plan, design, and execute QA tasks according to agreed timelines
- Participate in team planning and estimation of tasks
- Contribute to the creation of test documentation
- Play a significant role in expanding automated test codebases while aiming to reduce the reliance on manual testing
- Conduct various types of testing, such as smoke, regression, and functional testing, to maintain a high level of quality
- Assist other QA engineers in the automation process
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Y TREE is setting out to shake up the world of wealthtech, giving ordinary people the tools to really understand their whole financial picture. Utilising a system called Financial Life Intelligence, Y TREE combines data, technology, and institutional-grade advice to provide a satellite view over the wealth management industry.
Context means everything when it comes to financial data, so Y TREE provides its customers with aggregated data, translated into accessible and actionable insights. It's trusted by some of the world's most influential business leaders, and connects its customers' financial overview with strategies to achieve their business aims. A fast-growing start-up that's raised substantial financial backing, Y TREE is set to make a real impact in the wealthtech market.
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40% female employees
Company
Company values
- Time - Time is the most valuable commodity on Earth. You can never get it back so we want to make the most of it. We give our clients back time they never knew they had. We are generous with our time with our clients and our colleagues.
- Togetherness - Togetherness is about being part of a community. We are more effective when we consider the diverse experiences and views of our clients, shareholders and colleagues. We learn from each other every day by being candid, fair and respectful.
Company HQ
London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Stuart Cash
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Partner at Goldman Sachs, an Executive Director at SBC Warburg and a Solicitor at Berwin Leighton Paisner.
Arik Peretz
(Co-Founder)Previously a Director at Movebubble, Shoes Online, Co-Founder and Director at Paragon X and Director at Tufin Technologies.
Johnnie Hampel
(Co-Founder)Previously a Partner at Partners Capital for 12 years, ex-Goldman Sachs, and a Solicitor at Slaughter and May
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