Senior Automation QA Engineer with Python

Luxoft Poland; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MyBenefit program

LuxTalent platform

Internal Mobility program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Luxoft Poland is seeking a Senior Automation QA Engineer to join the Market Connectivity team in Kraków. You will design and implement automated testing for ultra-low latency trading systems, focusing on reliability and performance in a high-throughput computing environment.

You will develop and maintain test frameworks in Python, create API/integration/end-to-end tests, and ensure smooth CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software testing and automation principles.
• Hands-on Python development for test automation.
• Experience designing, developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and suites.
• Strong knowledge of API, integration, end-to-end and regression testing.
• Hands-on with PyTest, Playwright, Selenium or similar frameworks.
• Good understanding of market connectivity or trading workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design test strategies and automation approaches for low-latency trading platforms.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks and test suites using Python.
• Create automated API, integration, end-to-end, and regression tests for trading workflows.
• Validate exchange connectivity, market data flows, and order processing across venues.
• Verify functional correctness, reliability, and performance of trading gateways and market access components.
• Analyze requirements and latency-sensitive workflows to ensure effective test coverage.
• Investigate test failures, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to production readiness of trading systems.

Skills

Automation testing

Python for testing

CI/CD familiarity

Troubleshooting

High-performance systems

Tools

PyTest

Playwright

Selenium

Git

SQL

Job description

Join our Market Connectivity team, focused on building and maintaining ultra-low latency trading systems and exchange connectivity solutions for global financial markets. As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of high-throughput applications operating in a high-performance computing environment, developing automated testing solutions that support critical trading and market data workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Design test strategies and automation approaches for low-latency trading platforms and exchange connectivity solutions
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks and test suites using Python
• Create automated API, integration, end-to-end, and regression tests for trading and market connectivity workflows
• Validate exchange connectivity, market data flows, and order processing across global trading venues
• Verify the functional correctness, reliability, and performance of trading gateways and market access components
• Analyze business requirements and latency-sensitive trading workflows to ensure effective test coverage
• Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate closely with developers to resolve issues
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the quality, stability, and production readiness of trading systems

Mandatory Skills Description:

• Strong experience in software testing with a solid understanding of test automation principles and best practices
• Hands-on experience in Python development for test automation
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites
• Strong knowledge of API, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing
• Hands-on experience with PyTest, Playwright, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks
• Experience testing distributed, real-time, or high-performance systems
• Good understanding of market connectivity, market data flows, exchange integrations, or trading workflows
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software delivery practices
• Good knowledge of SQL and database testing techniques
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills

Hybrid work (3 days/week from the office)

What do we offer our employees?

• Copyrights which means higher net salary for Developers
• Fully remote recruitment process
• Stable employment based on an employment contract
• MyBenefit program (sports card, well-being program etc.)
• Employee assistance program for you and your family! (consultations with a psychologist, coaching sessions, assistance in private life)
• LuxTalent platform (webinars, training, courses with certificates)
• Internal Mobility program - possibility of rotation between projects, locations, accounts