Software Development Engineer in Test (Python QA)

XM is a leading international FinTech company, established in 2009, with a global team of over 1400 employees and headquartered in Cyprus. The company operates offices in Greece, UK, UAE, USA, South Africa, and Uruguay. XM focuses on innovative solutions in online trading and has received Platinum accreditation from Investors In People as a top-rated workplace.

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar
• Minimum 2 years of comprehensive experience in quality assurance
• Minimum 2 years of practical experience in Python development
• Strong hands-on experience in designing and developing automated tests using Python
• Strong technical background
• Experience in testing REST API
• Confident knowledge of Git
• Experience in agile software development methodologies and testing procedures
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Very good written and verbal skills in English

Nice to have:

• Experience with testing framework development
• Experience with asynchronous and multithreading programming
• Experience in testing web sockets
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Grafana
• Experience in performance testing
• Experience in the Finance/Forex domain

• Work in close cooperation with the development team to enhance software delivery and quality throughout the entire software development cycle
• Understand and translate high level business requirements to technical requirements
• Advise on efficient performance testing strategies
• Develop formal test procedures and test plans
• Design, develop and modify functional and performance automation tests
• Design and implement test automation framework, libraries, and auto-tests
• Develop emulators for mobile testing
• Build CI/CD pipelines and integrate automation scripts into CI tools
• Manage issues and drive resolutions throughout testing
• Share technical expertise with the QA team
• Actively participate in Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Life Cycle