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QA Engineer - Backend (Golang) Senior [Core Banking Systems]
WorldwideRemote
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QA Engineer for the Core Banking Systems team at Plata Card, focusing on backend testing for credit card issuing and processing systems. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, test scenario creation, manual and automated testing, CI/CD integration, and defect reporting.
About this role
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
Our benefits:
- Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Georgia— 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 reimbursements
- Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave
Skills
AllureCI/CDDesign PatternsGitGOGomegaGRPCJavaJUnit5KafkaKotlinLoad TestingMicroservicesPostgreSQLProtobufPytestPythonSQL
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