Limelight is a modern FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) SaaS platform helping finance teams move beyond spreadsheets and static budgets. We enable CFOs and FP&A teams to model, forecast, and analyze financial performance in real time—with speed, confidence, and governance.
The RoleWe’re looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer to help us scale a high-quality, reliable SaaS platform used for mission-critical financial decision-making.
As part of Limelight’s Product Development team, you’ll own and evolve our automated testing strategy—ensuring stability, performance, and trust across everything we ship, from core financial modeling to AI-driven features.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building robust automation frameworks, collaborating closely with developers and product managers, and raising the quality bar across the organization.
What You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain automated test frameworks for a modern web-based SaaS platform
Create and execute functional, regression, integration, and release validation tests
Validate complex workflows involving financial data, calculations, and models
Build and maintain API automation (REST/JSON) and integrate into CI/CD pipelines
Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps and impact analysis
Ensure high confidence in every release with a strong focus on reliability and user trust
Partner closely with the team to understand requirements and acceptance criteria
Provide quality input and risk assessment during sprint planning and release cycles
Communicate testing results, quality risks, and recommendations clearly and proactively
What You Bring3+ years of QA automation experience in SaaS or web-based applications
Strong hands-on experience with API testing (REST/JSON, auth, error handling) and running tests in CI (e.g., Postman + Newman)
Experience with browser automation (Playwright preferred; Cypress, Selenium, or similar)
Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for test automation
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (parallel runs, retries, artifacts, quality gates)
Working knowledge of Git and SQL (PostgreSQL) for test data setup and validation
Strong ability to debug end-to-end issues using browser DevTools and logs
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and collaborating cross-functionally
Ability to write clear, high-quality defect reports with evidence and impact
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills
Nice to have:
Experience testing AI/ML-driven features
Experience with financial, analytics, or data-intensive platforms
EducationBachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Why Join Limelight?
Build mission-critical SaaS for modern finance, with real customer impact and ownership from day one
Grow your career with opportunities to shape quality, tooling, and strategy
Work alongside a team that values craft, accountability, and high standards
Enjoy a company you can grow with long-term
Top Skills
What We Do
At Limelight, we believe Finance teams should spend more time analyzing data rather than consolidating spreadsheets. Our application, Limelight, empowers the Office of Finance and provides the ability to manage, track and monitor budgeting, planning, and forecasting. Because we start with user experience, Limelight provides an easy way to collect and consolidate data. We then apply intelligence to instantly identify variances, growth opportunities, and business performance. And all this happens in real-time. Limelight was designed with CFOs, Controllers, VP of Finance, and financial analysts in mind.
Specialties
Budgeting, Rolling Forecast, Sales Forecast, HR Planning, Capital Planning, P&L Reporting Packages, Variance Analysis, Consolidations, External Reporting & XBRL
Supported Technologies
IBM Cognos TM1, Oracle Essbase, Microsoft Analysis Services, Microsoft SQL Server, PostegreSQL
