Lead Engineer, QA

Marketnode is Asia-Pacific’s trusted blockchain-powered financial market infrastructure (FMI) backed by HSBC, SGX Group and Temasek. We believe in the power of programmable assets and that traditional financial instruments can be originated, traded, and served better leveraging blockchain technologies. Our current product focus is funds, credit, and structured products with a view to expand these offerings in-line with market demands.

At Marketnode, we operate two flagship platforms:

• Gateway: an end-to-end platform encompassing data, workflow, tokenization, and asset servicing.
• Fundnode: a one-stop funds settlement infrastructure for transaction management, funds processing, and record-keeping.

Having recently closed our Series A investment with major financial institutions such as HSBC, Marketnode is now well positioned for its next growth phase and is looking for a Lead Engineer, QA to lead our overall QA strategy and implementation for all our products.

If you are passionate about and interested in the nexus between fintech and capital markets, we would like to talk to you. The role is based in Singapore and reports to the COO.

Key responsibilities:

• QA Strategy & Planning:
  • Define and implement a comprehensive QA strategy for both manual and automated testing across various fintech applications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, product management, and operations) to create test plans, define test cases, and ensure full test coverage.
  • Set quality standards and best practices for the QA team and broader engineering organization.
• Automation Leadership:
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of test automation frameworks, ensuring scalability and efficiency.
  • Drive the adoption of test automation in areas such as regression, integration, and performance/load/capacity testing.
  • Evaluate and integrate new automation tools and technologies to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy.
• Test Execution & Reporting:
  • Manage the execution of test plans, including functional, non-functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
  • Oversee defect management, including tracking, reporting, and prioritizing issues in collaboration with development teams.
  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable test reports and metrics to stakeholders.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship:
  • Mentor and guide QA engineers in best practices, automation techniques, and problem-solving approaches.
  • Work closely with the engineering and product teams to ensure alignment between QA efforts and business goals.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the QA team, encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance testing efficiency and product quality.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging tools in QA and test automation, ensuring that Marketnode remains at the cutting edge of quality assurance.

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in engineering/software quality assurance, with 5+ in QA automation.
• 5+ years leading QA teams or projects in a high-paced, agile environment, preferably in fintech or a similar industry.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in building and maintaining test automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of scripting/programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, etc.).
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools like Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Knowledge of testing RESTful APIs and working with tools like Postman or REST-Assured.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to guide and inspire a team of QA engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A track record of driving quality improvements and process optimizations.
• Proven ability to work directly with customer/external stakeholders to facilitate industry-wide test scenarios.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.