Software Development Engineer in Test

Prudence Holdings; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital assets software platform in London is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to enhance the quality and performance of our trading systems. You will implement and maintain automated testing frameworks, collaborate across teams to improve system reliability, and ensure top-tier security testing practices. Ideal candidates have strong Python skills and a passion for quality engineering. This position offers a hybrid work schedule with a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Full-time salary based on experience

Meaningful equity

Work from Anywhere Policy (20 days/year)

Unlimited vacation policy

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Professional experience as an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with a focus on testing.
• Strong experience with automated testing and back-end validation.
• Solid understanding of algorithms and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test frameworks for trading services.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Ensure security-first testing practices for encryption and data protection.

Skills

Curiosity

Quality engineering

Python

SQL

Problem-solving

Tools

Kubernetes

Redis

Locust

JMeter

Job description

Blockchain is the world's leading software platform for digital assets. Founded in 2011, we provide the world’s largest and most trusted production blockchain platform, powering more than 75 million wallets. Together with our platform of liquidity and execution services, we share the passion to build an open, accessible and fair financial future, one piece of software at a time.

We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our Institutional team in London. At Blockchain.com, we thrive in a high-performance culture defined by fearlessness, ownership, and hyper-productivity. As an SDET, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our trading and financial systems.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design and build automated test frameworks and tools for low-latency, high-throughput trading services.
• Develop, maintain advocate test suites across the full product lifecycle:
  • Unit testing
  • Integration testing (local and end-to-end)
    Performance and load testing
  • Failure recovery testing
• Collaborate with software engineers to embed quality from the ground up in OMS, exchange gateways, risk management systems, and settlement services.
  Monitor, analyze, and improve system reliability, scalability, and performance through continuous testing.
• Ensure security-first testing practices, validating encryption schemes and protecting user and company data.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to provide feedback, drive improvements, and raise the bar for engineering excellence.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Innate curiosity and a strong passion for quality engineering.
• Professional experience as an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with a focus on testing.
• Strong experience with Python (test automation, scripting, or backend validation).
• Familiarity with SQL for data validation.
• Experience in one or more of the following is a strong plus:
• Distributed systems testing
• Kubernetes-based test environments
• Messaging technologies (Jetstream NATS, Redis, etc.)
• Load/performance testing tools (Locust, JMeter, Gatling, etc.)
• A pragmatic, hands-on approach to solving complex problems.
• Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, databases, and distributed systems.

Passion for building automation-first testing cultures, minimizing manual work wherever possible.

COMPENSATION & PERKS

• Full-time salary based on experience and meaningful equity in an industry-leading company
• This is a hybrid role based in our London office, with a mandatory in-office presence four days per week.
• Work from Anywhere Policy: You can work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 20 days per year.
• ClassPass
• Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
• The opportunity to be a key player and build your career at a rapidly expanding, global technology company in an emerging field

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Blockchain is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, and apprenticeship. Blockchain makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

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