Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Software QA Engineer
Chicago, IL | Hybrid | Full-time
About Us:
Named by Fast Company in its Top 10 Most Innovative FinTech Companies, Halo Investing is the first independent, multi-issuer platform for defined outcome investing. Halo Investing gives financial advisors, wealth managers and RIA's access to structured notes, buffered ETFs, and annuities. By delivering the best pricing and execution to the clients it serves, Halo is changing the world of investing by democratizing the protective investment marketplace.
In October 2021, Halo announced that it raised over US $100 million in Series C funding. The latest fundraising round was led by Owl Capital and included the Mubadala-backed US $1 billion fund managed by Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, in addition to existing investors Allianz Life Ventures and William Blair.
Halo is based in Chicago, with offices in Zurich and Abu Dhabi. We've balanced tremendous growth with strong company culture to create a uniquely motivated, dynamic, and proactive team. Above all, we value collaboration, communication, and passion!
About the Role:
As a Senior software quality engineer you will be responsible for feature validation, building and maintaining automated tests and frameworks, and defect tracking. You will provide leadership and mentorship to other QA engineers, and collaborate with developers, and product managers to make sure our software meets good quality standards.
Responsibilities

• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases to ensure adequate testing of development code prior to release to production
• Perform manual and automated test execution
• Design and develop test automation scripts and frameworks
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and agile coaches, being an advocate for quality best practices
• Write easy to understand, yet detailed documentation, defects, test cases, etc.
• Mentor and coach other QA engineers on quality assurance best practices
• Effectively prioritize work when given multiple tasks

Qualifications

• Great understanding of software quality assurance methodologies and practices, and how to implement them in the software development lifecycle. ISTQB certification is a plus
• Intermediate to Advanced object oriented programming skills, preferably with Python, Java, or Ruby
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience building out automated frameworks using testing and CI/CD tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, and Jenkins
• Experience using and developing in UNIX based environments
• Experience with automated testing of RESTful services
• Great attention to detail
• Self-motivated, able to work under minimal supervision
• Experience with software development tools such as Jira, Confluence, Zephyr / XRAY, GitHub, etc.

Education & Experience

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years working as a software QA engineer in an agile development environment

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive Medical and Dental
• 401k Program
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Hybrid WFH Environment
• Fun & Exciting work environment, including free snacks and onsite pop-a-shot
• Flexible and highly collaborative work environment

Halo Values Diversity and Inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to disability or special need when applying for a role or during our recruitment process, please contact us.