QA Engineer - Backend (Golang) Senior [Core Banking Systems]

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support to hubs

Flexible work from office or remote

Healthcare Coverage

Education Budget

Wellness Budget

20 days annual leave

Job summary

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple is seeking a QA Engineer - Backend (Go) to join the Core Banking Systems Team. You will build reliable backend services, testing in a microservices environment with Kafka and PostgreSQL, ensuring security, resilience, and regulatory compliance across Mexican banking practices.

You will own testing processes, create test data, write automated tests in Go, and contribute to CI/CD integration, while collaborating with product teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• Must be able to develop and maintain test documentation.
• Proficient in Go / Java / Kotlin / Python programming.
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Strong SQL knowledge for data validation.
• Experience building/maintaining automated tests in Go/Java/Kotlin/Python.
• Experience developing and maintaining a test framework.
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows.
• Experience in testing infrastructure and tools.
• Knowledge of design patterns and message queues (Kafka).
• English communication skills at B1+ level.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and create test scenarios and data.
• Write and maintain automated tests in Go.
• Participate in CI/CD integration and releases.
• Develop and maintain testing infrastructure and tools.
• Document test plans and results clearly.
• Perform manual testing and on-site testing when needed.

Skills

Test documentation

Go

Java

Kotlin

Python

Git

SQL

CI/CD

Testing framework

Kafka

English (B1+)

Tools

gRPC

Protobuf

JUnit5

Allure

Allure-Go

Allure-Pytest

pytest

Job description

We are looking for a QA Engineer - Backend (Golang) for the Core Banking Systems Team — a team focused on building reliable and scalable backend systems at the core of our financial infrastructure. The team develops solutions for credit card issuing and processing, working with a microservices architecture and technologies such as Kafka and PostgreSQL. A key part of the team's work is ensuring that our systems are secure, resilient, and compliant with Mexican banking and accounting regulations.

Challenges that await you:

• Requirements analysis
• creation of test scenarios
• and preparation of test data
• Development and maintenance of test documentation
• Acceptance and regression testing (automated and manual)
• Manual testing responsibilities are an essential part of the role, including on-site involvement and ownership of the testing process.
• Writing and maintaining automated tests in Go
• Support of the test project
• Development and maintenance of the test project
• Integration of automated tests into CI/CD
• Development and maintenance of testing infrastructure and tools
• Identification, localization, and reporting of defects using a bug tracking system
• Communication with the product team during development and participation in releases
• Developing and maintaining custom tools to support the testing process (e.g., mock services, data generators, reporting tools)

What makes you a great fit:

• Experience in developing and maintaining test documentation
• Experience in programming with Go / Java / Kotlin / Python
• Experience working with Git or other version control systems
• Experience working with SQL
• Experience in developing and maintaining automated tests in Java / Kotlin / Python / Go
• Experience in developing and maintaining a test framework
• Experience working with CI/CD tools
• Experience in developing and maintaining testing infrastructure and tools
• Knowledge and understanding of design patterns
• Experience working with message queues (Kafka)
• B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills:

• Experience working with gRPC and Protobuf
• Experience with frameworks: dailymotion/allure-go, Gomega (Go) / JUnit5, Allure (Kotlin) / allure-pytest, pytest (Python)
• Experience in load testing
• Knowledge and understanding of software design patterns

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
• Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
• Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
• Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
• High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Team time zone

The team works within the GMT+1 to GMT+5 time zone

Our benefits

• Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia, Kazakhstan— with assistance for the employee and their family
• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
• Healthcare Coverage
• Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
• Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursement
• Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave