Pontera is a fintech company on a mission to help people retire better. Our software platform enables retirement savers to get the help they need managing their 401(k) and other retirement plan accounts as part of a personalized strategy by their trusted financial advisor.
Pontera is used by financial advisors across the nation– from SMB to Fortune 500 RIA firms, independent broker-dealers, plan custodians, and plan advisors.
Backed by leading venture capital firms including ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pontera is built by talented individuals who share a dedication to helping people retire with greater security.
Our team is fast-growing and driven to become one of the largest fintech companies in the world. Our culture is built on a people-first principle: in a complex and numbers-driven industry, we never lose sight of the people we serve and work alongside. That’s where you come in.
We are looking for a hands-on Manual QA Team Leader to join our R&D team and lead a group of QA engineers in delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced environment with frequent releases. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on manual testing, infrastructure QA, and close collaboration with Product and R&D teams.
- Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, including task planning and performance management
- Design and oversee manual testing for web applications (UI, API, regression, integration)
- Drive QA processes across sprints, releases, and production support
- Ensure quality of infrastructure components and complex system integrations
- Troubleshoot production issues and support internal teams with issue diagnosis
- Participate in feature planning, design reviews, and version readiness
- 5+ years in QA, with 2+ years as a team leader
- Experience with frequent deployments and fast-paced release cycles
- Strong manual testing background with infrastructure-level testing
- Advanced SQL and DevTools usage
- Familiarity with tools like Kibana, Sumo Logic, Tableau, or Splunk
- Strong attention to detail, ownership, and clear communication in English
- Relevant academic degree advantage
- Experience from a fintech industry is a plus
WHAT WE OFFER
- Opportunity: Have a major impact at a fast-growing startup that is revolutionizing the FinTech industry
- Team Culture: A collegial, collaborative, fun work environment with frequent team events
- Professional Development: Sponsored learning & development program
- Work Flexibility: A hybrid office work model (In-Office Mon/Tues/Weds and WFH Sun//Thurs)
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What We Do
Pontera is a Fintech company that helps financial advisors report on, manage, and trade their clients' held-away accounts, including 401(k)s, 403(b)s, HSAs and more. The platform is designed to work across account types and integrate seamlessly into existing technology to help advisors improve their clients' financial outcomes. Founded in 2012, Pontera is headquartered in New York City.
At the core of our team is a strong belief that helping people retire comfortably is of critical importance. Pontera is designed to help advisors not only analyze their clients’ held away accounts to provide greater visibility, but to enable advisors to take action and manage accounts on their clients’ behalf, improving the client experience, potentially adding accretive performance, and helping to mitigate compliance and security concerns around managing held away accounts.
Each of us believes strongly in the mission of helping millions of people achieve the best retirement possible.
Why Work With Us
We are proud of our People-First mentality and culture. You will have the unique and exciting opportunity to be part of a team whose mission is to scale Pontera into one of the largest FinTech companies in the world.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We're in-office on Tues/Weds/Thurs and we work from home on Mon/Fri!
