Pico fuels the global capital markets community by providing exceptional market data services and customized managed infrastructure solutions. As financial industry experts at the center of markets and technology, we help our clients efficiently scale their business and quickly access markets. From infrastructure to connectivity, we support our clients through the full trading lifecycle. We are a global company headquartered in New York, with offices in Chicago, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
PICO is expanding its test engineering team which is responsible for ensuring the quality of its high performance, real-time market data, order entry, and trading application products. This team delivers innovative, automated testing solutions to verify the accuracy, performance, functionality, stress, resilience, and use case validation of the company’s products.
Working from our Krakow office, you will be working in a team that is passionate about quality. As a part of our agile teams, you will be responsible for functional testing and automating tests, using an in-house automation test framework, to ensure our industry's leading product is high quality.
Role Description
The successful applicant will have 2+ years of test engineering experience, preferably dealing with enterprise products based on Linux and scripting languages. Experience with Python programming and shell scripting is required. Functional understanding of Cloud environment is desirable but not required
Responsibilities
- Ensuring the quality of industry leading financial and enterprise core product features
- Working within an agile software development lifecycle to test new product features
- Using scripting and programming skills to automate tests
Requirements
- Third level degree in Computer science, Electronic Engineering or similar
- Ease with Linux/Unix operating systems
- Have programming skills using languages such as Python, bash...
- Interest in learning about financial markets and electronic trading
- Interest in learning about software testing and test methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written English-language communication skills
Desirable
- Functional understanding of cloud environments
- C and/or Java programming
Working Arrangements (Build into Template)
This is a Hybrid position with [weekly time in the office with the flexibility of working from home]. Though travel may be required from time to time, it is not expected to be regular or frequent. The role holder will be expected to work whatever hours are necessary for the performance of this role (recognizing that it involves multiple jurisdictions/geographies including but not limited to EMEA, USA and APAC).
IMPORTANT DATA PRIVACY INFORMATION:
This position is available with PICO GLOBAL LTD. The controller of your personal data will be PICO GLOBAL LTD.
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Be a part of Pico Family
Pico is an equal opportunity employer. Pico does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at Pico are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of test engineering experience
- Degree in Computer Science or Electronic Engineering
- Programming skills in Python and Bash
- Ease with Linux/Unix operating systems
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent English communication skills
What We Do
Pico is a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community. Pico provides a best-in-class portfolio of innovative, transparent, low-latency markets solutions coupled with an agile and expert service delivery model. Instant access to financial markets is provided via PicoNet™, a globally comprehensive network platform instrumented natively with Corvil analytics and telemetry. Clients choose Pico when they want the freedom to move fast and create an operational edge in the fast-paced world of financial markets
