Senior SDET: Architect of High‑Performance Test Automation

hermeneutic Investments; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

hermeneutic research is seeking a Senior SDET to own and build test automation for its trading and research systems. The candidate will design frameworks, collaborate with engineers and researchers, and drive high-quality software across services and workflows with a strong emphasis on low-latency performance.

The role focuses on hands-on execution, framework ownership, and quality advocacy within a fast-paced financial-technology environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA/test automation engineering with hands-on ownership of an automation framework built from scratch (architecture and design decisions you can speak to in depth)
• Strong programming ability in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Go or C++, used to build frameworks and tooling, not just author test scripts
• Solid grasp of QA methodologies, test design and automation architecture
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD build and deployment workflows
• Experience in a trading firm / financial-technology environment, with exposure to systematic trading systems or similarly complex, low-latency, data-driven platforms
• Ability to work cross-functional and communicate effectively with engineering and research teams

Responsibilities

• Design, build and own automated test frameworks and suites for backend services, APIs and UIs from the ground up
• Ensure adequate coverage across functional, integration and performance testing
• Collaborate closely with engineering, research, trading and operations teams to define test requirements and quality expectations
• Identify gaps in existing test strategies and work with engineering to improve coverage and reliability
• Advocate and implement shift-left testing so issues are caught early in the SDLC
• Participate in architecture and design discussions to drive testability and automation
• Validate correctness and performance in low-latency, high-throughput conditions

Skills

QA/test automation engineering

Python

TypeScript

Go

C++

CI/CD

trading/financial-technology

cross-functional communication

Playwright

Pytest

k6

Locust

SQL/NoSQL

Tools

Playwright

Pytest

k6

Locust

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

hermeneutic research is seeking a Senior SDET to own and build test automation for its trading and research systems. The candidate will design frameworks, collaborate with engineers and researchers, and drive high-quality software across services and workflows with a strong emphasis on low-latency performance.

The role focuses on hands-on execution, framework ownership, and quality advocacy within a fast-paced financial-technology environment.