QA Engineer

Valitana; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + annual bonus

Retirement plan matching

Healthcare: medical, dental, vision, &

PTO

Job summary

Valitana is seeking a detail-oriented QA Engineer to join our FinTech SaaS team. You will design and execute test plans, automate where possible, and collaborate with developers and product managers to ensure high quality in a fast-paced startup environment.

This role offers a base salary and annual bonus, with in-office Mon-Wed and remote Thu-Fri, plus comprehensive benefits including retirement plan and healthcare. Bring strong analytical skills and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional QA or software testing experience, preferably within FinTech or financial services.
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Mabl, Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Experience with Agile software development processes (standups, sprints, retrospectives).
• Familiarity with API testing tools (Swagger, Postman, RestAssured) and APIs.
• Experience testing SaaS platforms, including structured finance products (CLOs, ABS, CMBS, MBS).

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and execute manual and automated test cases for web-based SaaS applications.
• Validate new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for quality and release readiness.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Own end-to-end QA for a product workstream and ensure quality ownership.
• Perform regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Track, document, and communicate defects in Jira with timely resolutions.
• Continuously enhance test automation frameworks and suggest process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with stated industry standards and best practices.
• Contribute to release readiness, deployment validation, and post-production monitoring.

Skills

QA methodologies

Test automation

API testing

Agile

SQL

SaaS testing

FinTech domain

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Mabl

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

About Valitana

Valitana is a rapidly growing FinTech company delivering cutting-edge SaaS solutions to institutional investors. Founded in 2017, our platform provides advanced financial analytics, trade flow insights, and portfolio management tools that empower our clients to make faster and more informed decisions while improving operational efficiency.

Valitana was awarded the 2026 Deal Catalyst CLO Award for Best CLO & Technology Provider – Innovation and serves approximately 100 institutional clients including CLO investors, CLO managers, hedge funds, asset managers, insurance companies, family offices, and broker dealers.

Position Overview

Valitana is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated QA Engineer to join our growing team. This role will be responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and performance of our SaaS platforms by designing and executing test plans, identifying bugs, and collaborating closely with developers and product managers to deliver best-in-class solutions for institutional investors. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and execute manual and automated test cases for web-based SaaS applications.
• Validate new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to ensure quality and consistency across releases.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Own end-to-end QA for an assigned product workstream, acting as the primary quality owner.
• Perform regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Track, document, and communicate software defects in Jira ensuring timely resolutions.
• Continuously enhance test automation frameworks in Mabl and identify areas for process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with stated industry standards and best practices.
• Contribute to release readiness, deployment validation, and post-production monitoring.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional QA or software testing experience, preferably within FinTech or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Mabl, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
• Experience with general Agile methodology (daily stand-up meeting, sprints, retrospectives, etc.).
• Familiarity with APIs and tools for API testing (e.g., Swagger, Postman, RestAssured).
• Experience testing SaaS platforms, preferably involving structured finance products (CLOs, ABS, CMBS, MBS, etc.).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.
• Comfortable owning full QA responsibility for a product workstream, including proactively raising questions to product and development when requirements or behavior are unclear.
• Preferred proficiency in SQL to validate data-driven test cases.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.

What We Offer

Base salary range for this role is $110,000 to $130,000. Valitana offers a competitive compensation package including base salary and an annual performance bonus. Employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer-matched retirement plan, healthcare with medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, and PTO.

Employees in this role will work in the office Monday through Wednesday with the flexibility to work remotely Thursday and Friday.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

Valitana is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal or Connecticut law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply, interview, complete an assessment, or otherwise participate in this hiring process, contact the Human Resources team at [e-mail]. Requesting an accommodation will not affect how your application is considered.