Ridgeline
Senior Quality Engineer, Trade Order Management
Ridgeline, Reno, Nevada, United States, 89550
Senior Quality Engineer, Trade Order Management
Are you excited to build quality into a highly‑performant trading system from the ground up? Do you thrive on working in fast‑paced environments where your attention to detail can directly impact mission‑critical functionality? If so, we invite you to be a part of our innovative team.
As a Quality Engineer (QE) on Ridgeline’s Trade Order Management team, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering an enterprise‑grade trading system purpose‑built for the investment management industry. Your role will focus on proactively identifying issues, designing automated test strategies, and maintaining a laser focus on the end‑user experience. You’ll be expected to bring a quality‑first mindset, strong communication skills, and a desire to build systems that are secure and robust. This role leverages cutting‑edge AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to accelerate quality assurance and optimize workflows.
The Impact You Will Make
Bring business domain insight and technical expertise to a team where product, engineering, and quality engineering collaborate closely.
Engage across the full development lifecycle: requirements, design reviews, implementation, and release.
Prevent bugs by defining clear expected behavior with Product Managers and outlining thorough test cases.
Define, execute, and refine test plans and automation strategies to ensure high‑quality releases.
Investigate root causes, write actionable bug reports, analyze defect trends, and address coverage gaps.
Maintain and evolve reliable front‑end and back‑end automation suites; ensure issues are surfaced quickly.
Ensure release readiness under tight timelines through ownership and accountability.
Build test data grounded in real customer use cases to strengthen internal testing environments.
Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way.
Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency.
What We Look For
Strong Fintech knowledge in one or more areas: Portfolio Management, Compliance, Trading, Post‑Trade, Real‑Time Pricing.
Prior Trading software experience is a plus.
4+ years in quality engineering or equivalent, with experience building and launching products on a common platform.
4+ years applying software testing methodologies within a CI/CD lifecycle.
4+ years of test planning and automation experience.
Degree in computer science, mathematics, finance, accounting, or similar field preferred.
Hands‑on experience with AWS, Datadog, Cypress (end‑to‑end), and Karate (API).
Ability to influence decision‑making with respectful, constructive opinions.
Ownership mindset for test tooling and evolving QE practices.
Skilled at bridging Product, Design, and Engineering to align on expected behavior.
Willingness to learn about cutting‑edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
An aptitude for problem solving.
Ability to communicate effectively with teams across the organization (e.g. Customer Service, Tech Docs).
Serious interest in having fun at work.
Ridgeline is proud to be a community‑minded, discrimination‑free equal opportunity workplace.
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As a Quality Engineer (QE) on Ridgeline’s Trade Order Management team, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering an enterprise‑grade trading system purpose‑built for the investment management industry. Your role will focus on proactively identifying issues, designing automated test strategies, and maintaining a laser focus on the end‑user experience. You’ll be expected to bring a quality‑first mindset, strong communication skills, and a desire to build systems that are secure and robust. This role leverages cutting‑edge AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to accelerate quality assurance and optimize workflows.
The Impact You Will Make
Bring business domain insight and technical expertise to a team where product, engineering, and quality engineering collaborate closely.
Engage across the full development lifecycle: requirements, design reviews, implementation, and release.
Prevent bugs by defining clear expected behavior with Product Managers and outlining thorough test cases.
Define, execute, and refine test plans and automation strategies to ensure high‑quality releases.
Investigate root causes, write actionable bug reports, analyze defect trends, and address coverage gaps.
Maintain and evolve reliable front‑end and back‑end automation suites; ensure issues are surfaced quickly.
Ensure release readiness under tight timelines through ownership and accountability.
Build test data grounded in real customer use cases to strengthen internal testing environments.
Think creatively, own problems, seek solutions, and communicate clearly along the way.
Contribute to a collaborative environment rooted in learning, teaching, and transparency.
What We Look For
Strong Fintech knowledge in one or more areas: Portfolio Management, Compliance, Trading, Post‑Trade, Real‑Time Pricing.
Prior Trading software experience is a plus.
4+ years in quality engineering or equivalent, with experience building and launching products on a common platform.
4+ years applying software testing methodologies within a CI/CD lifecycle.
4+ years of test planning and automation experience.
Degree in computer science, mathematics, finance, accounting, or similar field preferred.
Hands‑on experience with AWS, Datadog, Cypress (end‑to‑end), and Karate (API).
Ability to influence decision‑making with respectful, constructive opinions.
Ownership mindset for test tooling and evolving QE practices.
Skilled at bridging Product, Design, and Engineering to align on expected behavior.
Willingness to learn about cutting‑edge technologies while cultivating expertise in a business domain/problem space.
An aptitude for problem solving.
Ability to communicate effectively with teams across the organization (e.g. Customer Service, Tech Docs).
Serious interest in having fun at work.
Ridgeline is proud to be a community‑minded, discrimination‑free equal opportunity workplace.
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