WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, accuracy, and scalability of our Portfolio Analysis solutions used by leading investment managers around the world. You will work closely with software engineers, product owners, and fellow quality engineers to drive a culture of continuous quality improvement. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong exploratory testing skills with a passion for automation, engineering excellence, and improving how teams build software. You will join the Product Division within Front Office Portfolio Analysis and collaborate with colleagues across multiple global locations.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
- Drive quality practices across the entire software development lifecycle.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test solutions for APIs, backend services, and user workflows.
- Perform risk-based exploratory testing of new functionality and complex business scenarios.
- Partner with developers and product owners to define clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Contribute to quality strategies, test approaches, and release readiness activities.
- Continuously improve automated regression coverage and test reliability.
- Support quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
- Analyze production issues and identify opportunities to improve product quality and testability.
- Help promote engineering best practices related to testing, automation, and quality.
- Contribute to internal tools and frameworks using C#.
WHY JOIN SIMCORP
- Global hybrid work policy. We ask you to work from the office two days per week while providing flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days.
- Innovation time. Every sixth sprint is set aside for planning, innovation, technical improvements, and learning, giving you regular opportunities to explore new technologies and develop your skills.
- Engineering excellence. We believe quality is everyone's responsibility. You will have the opportunity to contribute to how we build, test, and release software.
- Empowerment and ownership. Teams are trusted to make decisions and continuously improve the products and processes they own.
- Continuous growth. We invest in professional development and provide opportunities to learn new technologies, expand your domain expertise, and grow your career.
- Inclusive culture. We value diverse perspectives and believe the best outcomes happen when everyone has a voice.
- Work-life balance. We believe sustainable high performance comes from maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal life.
BENEFITS
- Flexible working hours and hybrid model - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote
- Modern office (next to Wilanowska metro station) with quiet zones and ergonomic workstations
- Base salary with annual bonus structure
- Holiday allowance upon a 2-week vacation
- Occasional remote work across Poland and international options available (up to 24 days domestic, 20 days international per year - subject to internal policy)
- Employer-paid Medicover Platinum healthcare package (employee-paid family upgrade available)
- MyBenefit Cafeteria with a monthly budget provided by SimCorp, which can be used to finance a Multisport card (with a 25% employee contribution) or choose other lifestyle options
- Unum group life insurance (employee-paid upgrade available)
- Medicover travel insurance for private trips and global business travel insurance
- Possibility to join Deutsche Börse Group Share Plan (eligible after 1 year)
- Copyrights program for certain roles
- Possibility to develop your career in an international environment
- Professional training and courses provided by SimCorp
- Polish language classes for foreign employees; German and English classes based on business needs
- Integration events, volunteering initiatives and employee-led clubs
Professional experience
- 2+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software testing.
- Experience designing and maintaining automated test solutions.
- Strong understanding of modern software testing principles and quality practices.
- Experience testing APIs and distributed systems.
- Experience working in Agile product development teams.
- Understanding of CI/CD practices and automated quality gates.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with complex business domains.
Technical skills
Experience in several of the following areas:
- Test automation frameworks.
- API testing and automation.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
- Source control systems such as Git.
- Test strategy and risk-based testing.
- C# or other object-oriented programming languages.
- SQL and data validation.
- Performance, reliability, or other non-functional testing.
Domain knowledge
- Financial services knowledge through education or hands-on experience is highly valued.
- Understanding of investment management, portfolio management, or financial analytics is considered a plus.
WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL
- You take ownership and drive improvements proactively.
- You have a continuous learning mindset.
- You enjoy collaborating across disciplines and locations.
- You communicate clearly and transparently.
- You challenge existing approaches constructively and propose better solutions.
- You balance attention to detail with a focus on business value.
- You can influence quality outcomes without relying on authority.
- You thrive in a culture of feedback, trust, and continuous improvement.
- You are fluent in English.
