Senior Test Engineer, Valstro
Next generation trading technology
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Next generation trading technology
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To deliver trading solutions with a revolutionary new technology platform and a rigorous, customer-focused service model, offering its customers unprecedented functionality, flexibility, reliability and operational simplicity.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience building test automation frameworks and quality assurance processes with JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong ability to read, understand, and analyze complex codebases to identify testing opportunities and potential issues
- A deep understanding of test design principles and the ability to implement comprehensive testing strategies
- Passion for delivering high-quality, performant software in a collaborative team environment
- Real-world experience developing and maintaining test automation systems in JavaScript/TypeScript, including the use of popular testing frameworks and libraries
- Fluent use of terminal environments and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for day-to-day development and testing activities
- Experience with functional programming paradigms—a significant advantage for building robust, maintainable test code
- Hands-on experience designing test strategies and implementing them across various testing levels (unit, integration, end-to-end)
- Practical experience with observability and monitoring tools
- Bonus: Experience with Loki/Tempo/Grafana for system monitoring and test result analysis
- Bonus: Experience developing testing frameworks for Equity Trading systems in Capital Markets
- Curious: Natural inquisitiveness and desire to understand how systems work—and how they might break
- Self-learner: Proactive approach to acquiring new skills and staying current with testing methodologies and tools
- Motivated: High energy and enthusiasm for ensuring software quality and reliability
- Autonomous: Ability to work independently, take ownership of testing initiatives, and drive quality improvements
- Self-starter: Initiative to identify quality gaps, propose solutions, and implement improvements without constant direction
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer with strong JavaScript/TypeScript expertise to join our team at Valstro. Our goal is to build scalable, cost-efficient, and maintainable services using modern software development practices—and that means quality is non-negotiable
- Designing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies for our existing applications and services, as well as contributing to quality assurance for new developments using our in-house testing framework
- Participating in architecture discussions, technology selection, and design to ensure testability and deliver high-quality software from the ground up
- Building, maintaining, and executing automated test suites that ensure stable, resilient, and performant software across our entire stack
- Collaborating across teams to refine testing processes, improve quality tools, and deliver impactful solutions that keep our systems rock-solid
- Continuously improving your skills, staying up to date with the latest testing technologies and methodologies, and actively sharing knowledge and best practices with the team
Our take
Over the last decade, innovation in open banking and the fintech sector has greatly increased access to trading platforms, yet their functionality has mostly remained the same. Platforms are generally fixed in their features and provide limited automation functionality, preventing traders from developing personalised trading strategies and integrating other helpful software tools into their workflow.
Valstro develops innovative trading platforms, offering traders the necessary functionality to automate trading workflows, reduce operational errors, and optimise trading performance. The company develops its platforms with a modular approach that allows users to mix-and-match features and leverage APIs to integrate external software, empowering them to personalise their trading experience without adding risk or overhead to day-to-day operations.
Whilst there is no denying that trading platforms are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Valstro has recognised that innovations still lack the flexibility, personalisation, and automation that can truly maximize the efficiency of trading workflows. And this will surely go a long way in securing the company's future success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2024
$23.5m
LATE VC
Total funding: $23.5m
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Mark Ames
(CEO)Previously CTO and CEO of Fidessa, an investment and information solutions provider.
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