Vestmark

Senior QA Engineer

Vestmark$107K — $125K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience,particularly in financial technology
  • Strong expertise in web service and API testing, with hands-on experience at the REST API layer
  • Familiarity with SQL databases to retrieve and validate test data
  • Proficient in QA tools such as Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, and Docker
  • Demonstrated ability to dig into complex problems and drive them to resolution
  • Positive attitude and eagerness to learn and impact company culture
  • A proactive ownership mentality, taking initiative and pride in quality

Responsibilities

  • Ensure product features meet acceptance criteria and client quality expectations
  • Design and execute test plans, including web service and API-level testing
  • Identify and address gaps in test coverage, collaborating with engineers
  • Debug complex issues across application, database, and integration layers
  • Provide feedback on product performance and user experience
  • Mentor other QA Engineers and serve as a quality resource
  • Review product documentation and release notes for clarity
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance efficiency in testing procedures

Benefits

  • Equity-based grants for new hires
  • Company-paid medical premiums covering 90%
  • Competitive time-off program
  • Comprehensive total rewards package
Full Job Description
The Senior QA Engineer is an integral member of an Engineering squad, analyzing and testing a high quality Vestmark product suite. The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for reviewing functional requirements and user stories from internal stakeholders, designing test plans, writing test cases, and executing test strategies for our enterprise wealth management platform. You will be a champion of quality on our team, working to help elevate the work of those around you to meet the quality standards our clients expect. This is a hands-on role for someone who is curious, relentlessly thorough, and energized by solving complex problems in a high-stakes financial technology environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Apply deep expertise in specific product areas to ensure that all features meet documented acceptance criteria and client quality expectations
  • Design and execute comprehensive test plans for complex features, including thorough web service and API-level testing
  • Identify gaps in test coverage and drive improvements proactively, collaborating with engineers and product owners to incorporate quality thinking early in the development cycle
  • Debug complex, multi-layered issues spanning the application, database, and integration layers - digging into root causes rather than stopping at the surface
  • Provide feedback on product performance and user experience
  • Serve as a quality mentor and go-to resource for Engineers on your squad and across the organization
  • Contribute to the review of product documentation and release notes for new versions
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude, Glean) to accelerate test planning, documentation, and root cause analysis
  • Contribute to the growth and development of our core values: We Before Me, Positive Energy, Knowledge Explorer, and Own It.

Required Skills & Experience:
  • 5-10+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience, ideally with a focus in financial technology or a related domain
  • Strong web service and API testing experience - you are comfortable designing and executing tests at the REST API layer, reading API specs, and diagnosing failures
  • Experience working with a team of Software QA Engineers in both manual and automated testing
  • Microsoft SQL Server or similar DB experience; you should be able to retrieve and manipulate data to support test validation
  • Experience working with tools such as Jira, Zephyr, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, and Docker
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability - you don't stop at "it failed"; you dig in, connect the dots, and drive issues to resolution
  • Positive attitude with a strong desire to learn, grow professionally, and have a positive impact on the company, its culture, and its products
  • A genuine ownership mentality - you take initiative without being prompted and take pride in the quality of your work

Desired Skills:
  • Experienced in using AI tools, such as Claude Code, for all aspects of the QA practice. This includes activities such as test creation, impact analysis, test execution, bug analysis, reporting. Must have experience in an AI first environment
  • Experience testing with Postman or similar API testing tools
  • Integration testing experience: inbound file processing, outbound file creation, API testing, configuration testing
  • Experience with BETA, APL, FIX, IDC, Reuters, Morningstar, or Bloomberg
  • Experience with log collection and analysis, APM, and DB monitoring tools; Dynatrace a plus
  • Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve, and explain system-level issues affecting the application
  • Working knowledge of a scripting language; Python a plus
  • Experience with performance testing; Locust.io a plus
  • Ability to work across squads and disciplines to find equitable solutions to problems that arise

Education:
  • BS degree in Finance, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience. MSCS is a plus

Vestmark takes a market-based approach to compensation to ensure we pay fairly and competitively. Compensation for this role depends on several factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, job scope and location.

In addition to base salary, Vestmark offers a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes equity-based grants for all new hires, company-paid medical premiums of 90%, a competitive time-off program, and other variable compensation, if eligible.

Salary range

$107,000-$125,000 USD

About Vestmark

Vestmark provides wealth management technology and services to financial advisors and institutions. Its platform offers portfolio management, trading, model management, and other tools to help advisors manage their clients' investments. The company also provides compliance and other back-office services to help advisors run their businesses. Vestmark was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Vestmark
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2001

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