Job Description
Backend Quality Assurance Specialist – Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
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Salary: $120,000 – $140,000 base + discretionary annual bonus
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E-Frontiers is partnering with a fast-growing, CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange and clearinghouse in Chicago to hire a Backend QA Specialist. You'll drive quality across the core Exchange, Clearing and Instrument management systems, extending the QA automation framework and building out comprehensive testing for high-performance trading infrastructure.
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What you'll do
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- Extend and maintain a Java-based QA automation framework
- Design and build manual and automated test cases for high-performance exchange and clearing platforms
- Rigorously test all interfaces, including FIX protocol, proprietary binary formats and file formats
- Test admin and customer-facing interfaces using Playwright and manual approaches, covering functionality, data integrity, security compliance and performance
- Partner with Product and Engineering to define and enforce rigorous quality standards
- Monitor and report on system performance, data integrity and compliance
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What you'll bring
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- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 3+ years of QA / software testing experience, ideally in financial services
- Strong proficiency in Java, Python, FIX and SQL
- Hands-on experience with Cucumber, Playwright and JUnit
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience with derivatives or financial markets is a strong plus
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What's on offer
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- $120,000 – $140,000 base salary plus discretionary annual bonus
- 401(k) with employer match
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off and career development support
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Full-time, in-person hybrid role in Chicago. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be permanently authorized to work in the U.S.