QA Engineer | Senior

Join Hexa as a Senior QA Engineer and help ensure the quality and reliability of electronic trading solutions within the banking sector. Based in Porto, with a hybrid working model, you will work on Fixed Income applications covering pricing, order processing, trade execution and market connectivity.

• Design and execute functional, integration, regression and performance tests for electronic trading applications
• Validate pricing, order processing, execution and market connectivity workflows
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases and execution evidence
• Verify API interactions, trading messages and data exchanges
• Identify, document and reproduce defects, collaborating with developers to support resolution
• Perform latency, load and stress testing to assess system performance
• Analyze application logs and investigate issues to support root cause analysis
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and product owners to improve test coverage
• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of automated testing for APIs, user interfaces and backend services

• At least 6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, preferably in banking, financial technology or electronic trading
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or a related field
• Solid understanding of financial markets, particularly Fixed Income or Derivatives, and trading processes
• Proven experience in manual testing of complex, business-critical applications
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving
• Ability to work autonomously, manage priorities and collaborate with technical and business teams
• Professional working proficiency in English, written and spoken
• Proactive, adaptable and collaborative mindset
• Manual testing, including functional, integration and regression testing
• Test planning, test case design and defect management
• Performance testing, including latency, load and stress testing
• Electronic trading systems and Fixed Income workflows
• API testing and XML data validation
• Application log analysis and troubleshooting
• Linux environments and basic shell scripting
• Fundamental algorithms and software development concepts
• Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban

• Experience with the FIX protocol and electronic trading message validation
• Test automation using Python or C#
• Familiarity with testing tools and automation frameworks
• Knowledge of C#, WPF and trading technology frameworks
• Professional working proficiency in French

• Private health insurance from day one, with optional family extension
• Free, confidential psychological support through our mental health partnership
• Continuous learning, training and certification opportunities
• Upskilling in software quality management, information security and cybersecurity best practices
• Hybrid working model in Porto, supporting work-life balance
• Childcare vouchers and family support initiatives
• Team activities, shared experiences and accessible leadership

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