Senior SDET - FinTech Test Automation & AI/ML

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with company contribution

Paid Time Off

Employee wellness programs

Flexible work environment

Stock Options

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in downtown Chicago is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to help build automated testing for next-generation trading, market data, analytics, and risk management platforms using Python, C#, and modern test frameworks.

You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, execute manual and exploratory testing, validate trading workflows, APIs, and databases, and collaborate with engineers, traders, and quantitative teams in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA Engineering/SDET/Automation Engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python automation.
• Experience with Playwright or Selenium.
• Strong SQL scripting and database validation skills.
• Knowledge of FIX Protocol messaging.
• Experience in trading, financial services, capital markets, exchanges, or fintech.
• Understanding of options, derivatives, futures, or trading workflows.
• Experience performing both manual and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated test frameworks.
• Execute manual and exploratory testing activities.
• Validate trading workflows, market data integrations, and platform functionality.
• Test APIs, databases, and distributed applications.
• Support AI/ML testing initiatives and model validation efforts.
• Investigate production issues and create regression coverage.
• Collaborate with software engineers, traders, and quantitative teams.

Skills

QA Engineering

Python automation

Playwright/Selenium

SQL scripting

FIX protocol

Trading/fintech

Derivatives knowledge

Manual testing

Automated testing

AI/ML testing

LLMs tools

REST API testing

C# development

OMS/EMS knowledge

Performance testing

CI/CD testing

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Job description

Motion Recruitment in downtown Chicago is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test to help build automated testing for next-generation trading, market data, analytics, and risk management platforms using Python, C#, and modern test frameworks.

You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, execute manual and exploratory testing, validate trading workflows, APIs, and databases, and collaborate with engineers, traders, and quantitative teams in a fast-paced fintech environment.