Senior QA Automation Engineer - Pro Desktop

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer - Pro Desktop in Europe.

This role offers the opportunity to ensure the quality and reliability of high-performance desktop trading applications. You will define, implement, and maintain both manual and automated testing strategies for mission-critical software, collaborating closely with engineering, product, and design teams. The position focuses on delivering robust and scalable desktop applications with exceptional speed, stability, and usability. You will contribute to test framework design, drive automation initiatives, and maintain cross-platform testing coverage, all while supporting a fast-paced, remote-first engineering environment. Your work will directly impact the trading experience of professional and retail users, enabling safe and efficient trading operations.

Accountabilities

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will:

• Develop comprehensive test plans, including manual and automated testing strategies, prior to feature development.
• Perform hands-on manual testing to validate features and uncover edge cases that automated tests might miss.
• Design, implement, and maintain desktop UI automation suites and frameworks, integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to define and improve QA processes.
• Lead automation initiatives end-to-end, ensuring scalability, performance, and coverage.
• Conduct performance, security, and accessibility testing to deliver a high-quality trading experience.
• Document, report, and triage bugs proactively to improve release quality and velocity.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong programming skills in Python or other automation-oriented languages.
• Solid experience in QA automation for desktop or complex applications.
• Proven ability to design effective test plans, balancing manual and automated testing.
• Experience with desktop automation tools such as WinAppDriver, Spectron, or PyAutoGUI.
• Understanding of QA principles including exploratory testing, regression testing, and bug tracking.
• Familiarity with CI/CD integration and automation at scale.
• Foundational knowledge of trading systems, order types, trade execution, and financial markets.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for high-quality software and creative problem-solving.

Nice to have:

• Deep expertise in crypto markets or derivatives trading.
• Experience testing across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Rust development, Rust tooling, or declarative UI frameworks like Iced.
• Experience in fintech platforms, performance profiling, security testing, or accessibility testing.

Benefits

This role offers:

• Fully remote work across Europe.
• Competitive salary and growth opportunities.
• Exposure to mission-critical, high-performance trading platforms.
• Collaboration with globally distributed, expert engineering teams.
• Participation in building advanced QA frameworks and automation systems.
• Supportive, inclusive, and merit-based work culture.

Jobgether is a Talent Matching Platform that partners with companies worldwide to efficiently connect top talent with the right opportunities through AI-driven job matching.

When you apply, your profile goes through our AI-powered screening process designed to identify top talent efficiently and fairly.
🔍 Our AI evaluates your CV and LinkedIn profile thoroughly, analyzing your skills, experience, and achievements.
📊 It compares your profile to the job’s core requirements and past success factors to determine your match score.
🎯 Based on this analysis, we automatically shortlist the 3 candidates with the highest match to the role.
🧠 When necessary, our human team may perform an additional manual review to ensure no strong profile is missed.

The process is transparent, skills-based, and free of bias — focusing solely on your fit for the role. Once the shortlist is completed, we share it directly with the company that owns the job opening. The final decision and next steps (such as interviews or additional assessments) are then made by their internal hiring team.

Thank you for your interest!