Senior Software Quality Engineer

About Us

We are a leading global financial technology company transforming how the securities finance industry trades, settles, and analyzes data. Our award-winning Trading, Post-Trade, Data & Analytics, RegTech, and SaaS solutions power efficiency, transparency, and innovation for over 200 of the world's top financial institutions. Every month, our platform supports over $2.4 trillion in executed transactions, a testament to our technology's impact and reliability.

With offices across North America, UK&I, and APAC, we bring together diverse teams of technologists, data experts, and business professionals who thrive on solving complex challenges at scale. We are Great Place to Work Certified in the US, UK, Ireland, and India and have been recognized for Diversity & Inclusion excellence as well as for being the Best Post-Trade Service Provider and Best Market Data Provider Globally (Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards,

Founded in 2001 by ten of the world's leading financial institutions, we continue to shape the future of securities finance under the majority ownership of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) alongside founding shareholders and customers including Bank of America, Bank of New York, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street, UBS and Wells Fargo.

Join us and be part of a company where global impact, innovation, and collaboration define how we work and what we build.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Software Quality Engineer to join us in our Bengaluru office. You will be part of a collaborative engineering team dedicated to ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our global securities finance technology platform.

In this role, you will take ownership of testing strategies across complex systems, driving quality improvements through automation, process enhancement, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity to contribute to a globally integrated fintech platform while applying your technical expertise and analytical skills to deliver exceptional product quality.

What you'll do

• Lead and execute comprehensive test strategies across web, API, and data services within an Agile development environment.
• Design, maintain, and scale automation frameworks and reusable test suites to ensure efficient regression coverage.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps engineers to define acceptance criteria and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Proactively identify risks, gaps, and quality bottlenecks in software releases and propose data-driven improvements.
• Own end-to-end quality assurance for assigned features, from planning and test case design through to release sign-off.
• Develop and maintain automated testing pipelines integrated within CI/CD environments.
• Mentor and support junior QA engineers, sharing knowledge of automation techniques, frameworks, and best practices.
• Analyse production defects and contribute to continuous improvement of testing and release processes.
• Participate actively in sprint planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional quality reviews.

What we're looking for

• 5-8 years of experience in software quality assurance, with solid exposure to both manual and automated testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
• Good programming or scripting knowledge in Java for automation development.
• Experience with API testing using Postman or similar tools, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose complex system behaviours.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to partner effectively across engineering and product teams.
• A proactive approach to identifying quality improvements and driving automation initiatives.
• Experience working within Agile environments and familiarity with software testing best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Variable Pay: Annual performance related variable pay award on top of your fixed CTC to reward your performance and contributions to the company's success.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work policy requires all employees to work from the office approximately 3 days per week (50 work from home days per 6 months annually).
• Generous Vacation Days Per Year: Take advantage of paid vacation days annually, plus public bank holidays.
• Family Health Insurance Coverage: Comprehensive health insurance coverage for you and your dependents available from your first day.
• Personal Accidental Injury Insurance: Feel secure with personal accidental injury insurance provided from the start of your employment.
• Annual Team Building Retreat: Participate in an annual team-building retreat at a new and exciting location each year
• Relocation Assistance: If you're relocating from more than 40 miles away, we provide hotel accommodation and travel ticket reimbursement to help ensure a smooth transition.

Diversity & Inclusion

At EquiLend, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is respected and valued. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and strengthens our success. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please let us know - we're here to support you.