Senior Backend QA Engineer

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span>TradingView is the world’s largest financial analysis platform with more than 100M users across 180+ countries.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>We build tools that help traders and investors make informed decisions — from advanced charting and market data to collaboration and publishing features. Our products are used daily by millions of individuals and trusted by companies like Revolut, Binance, and CME Group.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>We’re continuing to grow and scale our platform, and we’re looking for people who care about product quality, take ownership of their work, and want to build systems used by a global audience.</span></p><h5 style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>About the team</strong></span></h5><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>We’re looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join the UDF team and take ownership of quality across core backend services.</span></p><p><span>The project consists of high-load, business-critical systems that act as the backbone for data transfers across the company. Failures here are expensive, visible, and unacceptable — quality is a first-class concern.</span></p><h5 style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></h5><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Own end-to-end quality of backend services across the full lifecycle: design, implementation, release, and post-release.</p></li><li><p>Design and evolve test strategies for complex, distributed backend systems.</p></li><li><p>Plan, implement, and maintain load/stress testing to validate performance limits and degradation behavior.</p></li><li><p>Independently investigate production-like issues:</p></li><li><p>Reproduce failures.</p></li><li><p>Analyze logs, metrics, and test results.</p></li><li><p>Form and validate root-cause hypotheses.</p></li><li><p>Define and continuously improve test coverage at API, protocol, and system levels.</p></li><li><p>Actively influence system design by identifying testability, observability, and reliability gaps early.</p></li><li><p>Work closely with developers as a technical peer, not a gatekeeper.</p></li></ul><h5><span><strong>What makes you the perfect fit</strong></span></h5><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">5+ years of hands-on experience testing backend and/or distributed systems.</p></li><li><p>Strong practical understanding of testing methodologies, risk-based testing, and quality ownership.</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of computer systems fundamentals (process lifecycle, memory, networking, I/O).</p></li><li><p>Solid knowledge of client-server architecture, HTTP protocol, WebSockets, and REST APIs.</p></li><li><p>Extensive experience with API testing (manual and automated).</p></li><li><p>Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation, tooling, and diagnostics.</p></li><li><p>Confident daily use of Unix/Linux environments and CLI tools.</p></li><li><p>Advanced analytical skills:</p><ul><li><p>Ability to decompose complex systems into testable layers.</p></li><li><p>Ability to reason about failure modes, race conditions, and edge cases.</p></li><li><p>Ability to turn ambiguous symptoms into concrete, verifiable findings.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>High learning velocity:</p><ul><li><p>Rapidly onboard to unfamiliar services, protocols, and architectures with minimal guidance.</p></li><li><p>Independently study technical documentation and source code to derive meaningful test scenarios.</p></li><li><p>Quickly reach productive depth when systems or requirements change.</p></li></ul></li><li><p>English — Intermediate+ (technical documentation, written communication).</p></li></ul><p><span><strong>Will be a plus</strong></span></p><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Strong experience with performance, load, and stress testing in production-like environments.</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Proven expertise in test automation architecture and long-term test maintainability.</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Experience in FinTech or other high-reliability domains.</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Familiarity with test management and reporting systems (Allure TestOps, TestRail).</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;">Solid understanding of distributed systems trade-offs (latency, consistency, fault tolerance).</p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Experience in finance or trading domain.</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Familiarity with TradingView as a product.</span></p></li></ul><h5 style="text-align:justify;"><span><strong>What we offer you</strong></span></h5><ul><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Flexible working hours and a hybrid work format</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Well-equipped offices for focused and collaborative work</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>A global, distributed team of 500+ professionals</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Learning, mentorship, and long-term career growth</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Relocation support and private health insurance</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Performance-based bonuses</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>TradingView Premium access</span></p></li><li><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Regular team events and company-wide meetups</span></p></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span>Join the TradingView team and help us build a product used by millions of traders and investors worldwide. We look forward to hearing from you!</span></p><p></p><p><em>TradingView is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our success is driven by 600+ professionals from 40+ countries who speak nearly 20 languages.&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p>