The Challenge.
Kantox is a Fintech company developing sophisticated software
solutions that aim at helping companies manage their FX risk in an
automated way. We are now a 100-people strong team split between London
and Barcelona, and have raised over €20M. We just got awarded for the
second year in a row the Deloitte Fast 50 UK!
We are a team of young but experienced professionals and we love heavy
challenges and don't compromise on execution speed and quality. We
always strive for excellence and have each other's back. Working inside
Kantox Engineering, you will be at the crossroads of many strategic
projects aiming at making Kantox a product company solving complex
challenges for businesses. So if you are a hard-working team player who
likes to be challenged and wants to join one of the fastest growing
Fintech on the European scene, keep reading!
The Role.
We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to grow our
testing efforts and help us in the successful delivery of innovative FX
solutions. You will be part of Engineering and responsible for providing
testing guidance to our Payments team.
As a Software Engineer In Test You Will
- Be a quality advocate for the Payments Engineering team
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Work closely with developers to ensure all testing layers have adequate
coverage (back-end unit, integration and API automated tests, and also
front-end automated checks)
- Brainstorm and communicate test ideas, identify quality risks and help the team become better at exploratory testing
- Collaborate across teams and business stakeholders to clarify feature requirements
- Mentor other engineers on good test practices and methodologies
- Contribute in any other activities that will improve Quality and Engineering productivity
Requirements
- You are creative and passionate about testing
- You are both technical and product oriented
- You are eager to learn, develop skills and knowledge.
- You have a solid understanding of object oriented programming and clean code practices
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You have experience in one or more programming languages, Unix command
line tools, automation frameworks (RSpec, TestNG, Webdriver, Capybara),
and Continuous Integration infrastructure (Jenkins or similar).
- You are familiar with version control systems (Git and Github)
- You have excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills
- You have a Bachelor or Master’s degree on Computer Science or related field
- You have at least 2 years experience as QA or Software Engineer
- You are fluent in English
It Would Be Great, But Not Required, If You
- Experience in the financial industry (Fintech)
- Hands-on experience with virtualization and infrastructure tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, AWS)
- You also speak some other language (Spanish or French)
Benefits
What we offer:
- Dynamic and intense work environment without much of a hierarchy
- Competitive compensation
- Direct impact on the business
- Opportunity to work on really cool technology
- The chance to work with a highly motivated and brillant team of software engineers hailing from many parts of the world
- Living and working in Barcelona
Please do not apply if you do not have an EU work permit.