Test Automation Engineer

Interactive Brokers Group Inc

Greenwich, CT

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation Engineering, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Data Quality, Data Science, Detail Oriented, Git, Healthcare, High Reliability, Integration Testing, Load Testing, Mathematics, Metrics, Performance Testing, Physics, Problem Solving Skills, Product Lifecycle, Pytest, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Regulatory Compliance, Root Cause Analysis, Scalable System Development, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Sports, Statistics, Stock Market, Surveillance, System Test, Systems Maintenance, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Test Automation, Test Design, Test Suite, Test Tools, Testing, Trend Analysis, Unit Test
LOCATION
Greenwich, CT
POSTED
30+ days ago

This is a Hybrid role (3 days in office /2 days remote)

About your Team:

On the Transactional Surveillance Technology team, you will be testing infrastructure you build will be critical to maintaining the teams velocity and reliability in detecting market manipulation and financial crimes, directly supporting regulatory compliance and protecting millions of client accounts. The quality and reliability you ensure has real-world impact on market fairness and financial security.

What will be your responsibilities within IBKR:

As a Software Development Engineer in Test and help protect market integrity at massive scale. Youll build and maintain the automated testing infrastructure that ensures reliability across systems processing 1+ billion order events daily-work that directly impacts the fairness and security of financial markets.

Build scalable testing frameworks that enable our team to deploy confidently and maintain high system reliability.

Design comprehensive test suites covering unit, integration, and acceptance testing that catch issues before they reach production.

Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to embed quality practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Provide metrics and reporting on test coverage, quality trends, and system reliability.

Build and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for test infrastructure.

Develop data quality checks to ensure integrity across pipelines and databases.

Investigate and triage test failures, working with development teams to identify root causes and implement fixes.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or related quantitative field
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong coding skills (Python required)
  • Strong experience with unit testing frameworks (pytest, unittest, etc.)
  • Strong communication skills with meticulous attention to detail
  • Experience with version control systems (git)

Experience & Mindset:

  • Solid foundation in testing methodologies and quality assurance principles
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
  • Self-motivated with ability to drive projects independently

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with data quality/lineage platforms (Manta/Ataccama)
  • Background in performance/load testing tools
  • API and contract testing experience
  • Experience with data engineering concepts and tools
  • Experience with monitoring/observability tools

Company Benefits & Perks:

  • Competitive salary, annual performance-based bonus and stock grant
  • Retirement plan 401(k) with competitive company match
  • Excellent health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision benefits. Company paid medical healthcare premium.
  • Wellness screenings and assessments, health coaches and counseling services through an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Daily company lunch allowance provided and a fully stocked kitchen with healthy options for breakfast and snack
  • Corporate events including team outings, dinners, volunteer activities and company sports teams
  • Education reimbursement and learning opportunities

About the Company

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Interactive Brokers Group Inc

About Interactive Brokers LLC

Our Business

For over 40 years, Interactive Brokers has been the pioneer of the electronic trading revolution. We rapidly scaled from a small U.S. options market-maker into a sizable global trading firm by leveraging the power of technology and automation.

Recognizing an opportunity to provide low-cost brokerage services to individuals and institutions seeking alternatives to high-priced firms, we opened our vast intercontinental electronic network and trade execution services to clients. Today, we serve 1.81M clients in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.*

Since inception, we have been committed to delivering value through technological innovation, and providing our clients with unprecedented access to global markets at the lowest cost.

See the list of our awards here:

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=809

Innovators Wanted

We are looking for people who see opportunity where others see the status quo. At Interactive Brokers, every one of our exceptional and dedicated employees plays a role in keeping our technology on the cutting-edge, and our company at the forefront of the electronic trading industry.

Our employees work on projects that impact clients around the world in a dynamic startup-style culture. We offer opportunities to push the boundaries of technology. Why will you choose Interactive Brokers? 

Benefits and Incentives

As an employee of Interactive Brokers, you will enjoy a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package. While the specifics of each country's package may vary, most of our offices offer some version of the following, plus more:

  • Competitive Pay with discretionary bonus packages which include company stock grants
  • Comprehensive Health Plans that include extensive Vision, Dental and Prescription coverage
  • 401K Retirement Savings Plan
    (generous company match)
  • Daily Lunch Allowance
  • Wellness Incentives
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Personal Time and Sick Leave

Locations

We are a global company headquartered in Greenwich, Conneticut, with over 2,650+ employees in offices in the USA, Hungary, Estonia, Russia, Switzerland, Canada, hong Kong, the UK, Australia, Japan, India and China. 

Use your skills and interests to
innovate at Interactive Brokers.

Review our many openings across our unique teams
and see what opportunities are right for you.

We are a global company headquartered in Greenwich, Conneticut, with over 2,650+ employees in offices in the USA, Hungary, Estonia, Russia, Switzerland, Canada, hong Kong, the UK, Australia, Japan, India and China. 

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, 401K, Stock Options, Flexible Spending Accounts
FOUNDED
1977
WEBSITE
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/home.php