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We serve private equity, private credit, hedge funds, endowments, and others with integrated technology, specialized expertise, and scalable operations.\nOur proprietary platform connects data, workflows, and operations across the investment lifecycle, delivering the automation, transparency, and insights clients need to operate efficiently and grow with confidence. Combined with deep expertise across fund accounting, middle office, investor services, regulatory reporting, tax, risk, and front-office solutions, we help clients navigate complexity at scale.\nMore than 2,400 professionals across 14 global offices deliver the expertise, responsiveness, and consistency that have made HSFT a trusted partner to alternative asset managers worldwide.\nAt HSFT, we are committed to helping employees build meaningful, long-term careers through structured development programs, leadership opportunities, and clear paths for growth. Guided by our core values of Relationships, Support, Innovation, and Expertise, we foster a collaborative environment where people are empowered to learn, contribute, and succeed.\nWe offer flexible working arrangements, comprehensive health and well-being benefits, and a culture that invests in our people because they are the foundation of our success.\nFounded in 2008 as HedgeServ, HSFT is recognized as a leading provider of alternative asset services, earning industry recognition across technology, accounting, client service, investor services, and regulatory expertise.\nRole Overview\nAs a QA Automation Engineer, you will work on a development team that builds General Ledger (GL) subsystems for HSFT. These systems model financial securities, maintain accurate and up-to-date PnL, integrate with numerous external data vendors, and provide data to applications serving both internal and external clients.\nYou will develop and maintain automated test suites to comprehensively validate real-world, end-to-end business scenarios, collaborating with fellow engineers to ensure the delivery of robust, high-quality software. This is a software engineering role focused on solving challenges related to test development, architecture, processes, and system observability.\nA successful QA Automation Engineer is:\nA strong problem solver who can analyze, reason about, and communicate complex problems and systems.\nAn accountable team member who prioritizes stakeholder value and technical excellence.\nA curious, open-minded engineer who enjoys learning and working with new technologies, practices, and ideas.\nAbout the Team\nThe GL Development team is based in the United States and Sofia, Bulgaria, and consists of 5-10 engineers working closely with business analysts and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive solution serving all HSFT clients. The team has strong technical expertise in Python backend development, distributed service architectures, databases, and AWS.\nResponsibilities\nPartner with business stakeholders to define testing requirements and test plans for new features.\nDesign and maintain test fixtures, tools, and utilities to extend the team's testing capabilities.\nCreate and expand automated test scenarios using Python, pytest, Playwright, and Gherkin Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) tools.\nTriage and troubleshoot regressions in automated test scenarios and collaborate with team members to implement solutions.\nDrive improvements in testing methodologies to enhance the accuracy, performance, and coverage of regression tests.\nLead architectural and technical enhancements of testing systems while fostering alignment across the team to maximize value.\nMinimum Requirements\nDegree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n5+ years of experience in automated software testing using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices.\nDemonstrated proficiency in Python or another object-oriented programming language.\nExperience working within an Agile software development team that delivers successful products.\nPractical experience writing database queries and troubleshooting issues using SQL and/or MongoDB.\nPractical experience using web testing and automation frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium to validate end-to-end system behavior.\nNice to Have\nExperience testing containerized applications.\nFamiliarity with financial instruments such as equities, futures, options, and fixed-income products.\nFamiliarity with AWS services including S3, Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, and CloudWatch.\nExperience developing continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, or GitHub Actions.\nWhat We Offer\nStrong and Resourceful Organization - HSFT is a well-established organization with more than $900 billion in assets under administration, over 2,000 employees worldwide, and a presence across more than 10 office locations globally. At the same time, the development organization is structured into small, agile, and highly collaborative teams that operate with a high degree of autonomy.\nChallenging and Meaningful Work - The complexity of our products creates new technical and algorithmic challenges every day. Team members collaborate closely to solve problems, share knowledge, and deliver impactful solutions for our clients.\nOpen Communication - We value diverse perspectives and encourage everyone to contribute ideas and participate in decision-making processes.\nCommitment to Quality - We strongly believe in testing and maintaining high-quality code. Our teams practice unit, integration, and acceptance testing while following industry best practices. 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