DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.
There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!
About the Role
DriveWealth is seeking a hands-on Senior QA Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team supporting core trading platforms. This role is embedded within a product engineering team and focuses on building scalable automation, ensuring high-quality releases, and improving testing practices across the SDLC.
The ideal candidate has strong technical automation experience and prior exposure to trading systems, margin products, and crypto asset classes.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Java, Cucumber (BDD), and RestAssured
- Build and execute automated tests across API, FIX protocol, and UI layer
- Validate end-to-end trading workflows including order lifecycle, margin flows, and post trading
- Create test plans, scenarios, and regression suites for financial systems
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Github Actions)
- Analyze test results, troubleshoot defects, and improve test coverage
- Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Operations teams on testing strategy and quality improvements
- Participate in test reviews, bug triage, and production issue analysis
What You’ll Need
- 8–10 years QA experience in financial services or trading platforms
- Strong hands-on programming in Java
- Automation experience with Cucumber / BDD, RestAssured, Playright, Typescript
- Experience testing REST APIs and FIX Protocol, Kafka
- Knowledge of Margin trading and Crypto asset workflows
- Experience with AWS, Git, Jenkins, SQL/Postgres
- Familiarity with JIRA and test management tools (Allure Testops)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. DriveWealth is unable to sponsor an employment Visa at this time.
Compensation
Compensation package offerings are based on candidate experience and technical qualifications, as it relates to the role. These are identified and determined throughout your interviewing experience.
Please note: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.
We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York and Chicago teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.
Work AuthorizationApplicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application. DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment.
For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time. Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the Company.
How We Think About AIWe leverage AI to work smarter and move faster. We seek AI-curious talent who are proactive about using emerging tools to increase signal quality, reduce friction, and improve outcomes to deliver products faster, provide better service to our partners, and to streamline processes. Your ability to leverage our internal tools and technology to drive results is as important to us as your core domain expertise.
CompensationPay is generally based on the level, complexity, responsibility, location, and job duties/requirements of the specific position. We then source candidates with the requisite skills, expertise, education, training, and experience. If you are selected for an interview, please feel welcome to speak to a recruiter about our compensation philosophy and other available benefits. This role is eligible for base, bonus, equity, 401(k) match, and heavily subsidized benefits and perks.
Equal Employment OpportunityTo build technology and products that are used and loved by people and solve real-world problems, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Agency DisclaimerDriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. DriveWealth is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
DriveWealth Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DriveWealth and has not been reviewed or approved by DriveWealth.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation is structured with salary, incentive pay, and stock equity, aligning rewards with longer‑term company goals. For certain technical roles, total packages are positioned as competitive.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical, dental, and vision options are available alongside HSA/FSA, life, AD&D, and short/long‑term disability. Fertility benefits and mental‑health resources are also highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays and an unlimited vacation policy broaden time‑away options. These policies indicate a permissive approach to time off.
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What We Do
Over the past ten years, DriveWealth has been breaking down the barriers between global investors and U.S. markets and improving the financial lives of people that have been traditionally underserved and underbanked. We’ve built patent-pending technology to fractionalize US equities and were the first to receive a license to do so in 2015.
Why Work With Us
DriveWealth is growing quickly, and we need your help! This year we plan to getting close to doubling our headcount. We've raised over $100M so far from seasoned fin-tech investors Route 66, Point 72, and Raptor.
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