OptionMetrics
Posted 135 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Software Test Engineer (Contract Role)
Brief overview
United StatesIn-person
Analytical thinkingProblem-solvingCreative thinkingTest case designTest documentationBug diagnosisJavaSQLPythonTest automationFunctional testingRegression testingLarge data set analysisUnderstanding of options market math
About the company
OptionMetricsoptionmetrics.com
OptionMetrics is the financial industry’s premier provider of quality historical option price data, tools, and analytics.
Job description
Summary
OptionMetrics is a dynamic and innovative technology company, a trusted provider of financial information and research derived from the option markets. They are seeking a highly skilled Software Test Engineer to join their Software QA team, focusing on designing, implementing, and maintaining robust test frameworks for back-end services that power their data and analytics products.
Responsibilities
- Love working with back end services and large data sets
- Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
- Excel in test case design and documenting test descriptions/test plans
- Enjoy figuring out what should be tested, creating the test, and implementing it. You're someone who can diagnose a potential bug before it occurs and isolate existing bugs
- Possess knowledge of and experience with Java, SQL, and Python. Experience with AWS data tools (S3, Redshift, RDS, and EMR) is a plus
- Have a strong commitment to technical quality assurance as a key part of the development lifecycle
- Implement automated tests and perform functional and regression testing
- Be dynamic and prepared to test/regress a high volume of changes daily
- Enjoy the challenge of researching issues to maintain quality in our large data sets
- Gain an understanding of the complex math associated with options
Skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
- Excel in test case design and documenting test descriptions/test plans
- Enjoy figuring out what should be tested, creating the test, and implementing it
- Ability to diagnose a potential bug before it occurs and isolate existing bugs
- Knowledge of and experience with Java, SQL, and Python
- Strong commitment to technical quality assurance as a key part of the development lifecycle
- Implement automated tests and perform functional and regression testing
- Dynamic and prepared to test/regress a high volume of changes daily
- Enjoy the challenge of researching issues to maintain quality in large data sets
- Gain an understanding of the complex math associated with options
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
- Equivalent practical experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test automation within backend systems
- Experience with AWS data tools (S3, Redshift, RDS, and EMR) is a plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
- Excel in test case design and documenting test descriptions/test plans
- Enjoy figuring out what should be tested, creating the test, and implementing it
- Ability to diagnose a potential bug before it occurs and isolate existing bugs
- Knowledge of and experience with Java, SQL, and Python
- Strong commitment to technical quality assurance as a key part of the development lifecycle
- Implement automated tests and perform functional and regression testing
- Dynamic and prepared to test/regress a high volume of changes daily
- Enjoy the challenge of researching issues to maintain quality in large data sets
- Gain an understanding of the complex math associated with options
Nice to Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field
- Equivalent practical experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test automation within backend systems
- Experience with AWS data tools (S3, Redshift, RDS, and EMR) is a plus
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