Senior Software Engineer in Test (Python)

Fidelity Investments • Jersey City, NJ

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About The Position

Asset Management Technology (AMT) provides worldwide technology and support to all the Investment Management, Research, Trading and Investment Operations functions. We are seeking a highly skilled Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Investment Risk Technology team. This role is central to building and evolving our Portfolio Risk and Analytics platform, which powers risk insights across multi-asset portfolios.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in building automated testing frameworks and best practices.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience with Karate, Insomnia, Postman, or similar.
• Experience with microservices architecture, comfortable with RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with financial instruments and risk concepts such as VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Prior experience in investment risk, portfolio analytics, or financial modeling.
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools such as Jira or a similar platform.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• CFA, FRM, similar or work towards one is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, automated quality assurance and testing frameworks using best in class industry practices.
• Develop, document, and execute detailed test plans and test cases to ensure product quality.
• Conduct testing as required for production releases and conduct post-production checks to ensure system stability.
• Perform thorough regression testing to ensure that new developments do not compromise existing functionalities.
• Perform load and performance testing to ensure APIs are meeting SLAs.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot, replicate, and resolve defects.
• Collaborate with product management, development, and risk managers to understand specifications and use cases.
• Ensure system reliability, transparency, and auditability across the risk platform.
• Document test progress and results and provide clear and concise feedback to the project team.
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, including design reviews and sprint planning meetings.
• Creation and maintenance of QA documentation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
• Market-leading retirement
• Generous paid time off and parental leave
• Charitable giving employee match program
• Educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior