Quality Assurance Engineer (Mid - Senior)

About us:

B2C2 is a digital asset pioneer focusing on building future-proof ecosystems. The firm enables institutional access to crypto through reliable liquidity services regardless of market conditions. Its success stems from utilizing crypto-native technology, continuous product innovation, and serving as a trusted partner for various institutions globally. Established in 2015, and acquired by SBI, a Japanese financial group in 2020, B2C2 operates independently. Headquartered in the UK, with additional offices in the US and Japan, B2C2 OTC Ltd. holds authorization and regulation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 810834).

We take pride in our company culture and knack for attracting top talent aligned with our values. If you seek a role in a dynamic company within a burgeoning industry, continue reading.

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B2C2 stands out as a leading cryptocurrency trading firm, acting as a principal risk market maker to both exchanges and OTC clients. The mission is to enhance transparency and operational efficiencies within this evolving asset class.

By bridging traditional financial and cryptocurrency markets, B2C2 is the trusted liquidity provider for brokerages, exchanges, banks, and fund managers, with a globally dispersed team possessing extensive expertise in conventional financial and crypto markets.

Emphasizing company culture and the ability to bring in not only top-tier talent but the right individuals, we welcome those looking to be part of an exciting industry at a vibrant company.

Overview of Team:

The Quality Assurance team is dedicated to offering engineer-focused testing services with a skilled, small team covering all front and middle office systems and process testing utilizing automation for efficient testing and enhanced quality.

Collaborating across technology, trading, and various business units, we develop tools and processes essential for B2C2 to sustain innovation swiftly and create industry-leading systems for both clients and internal use.

Scope of Role:

As a quality assurance engineer, your duties will involve contributing to constructing strategic functional and non-functional test frameworks and tools while prioritizing release and project testing requirements.

Additionally, as part of multiple agile teams and the QA horizontal, close collaboration with developers and business stakeholders is essential. This role will work towards satisfying internal quality assurance objectives as well as meeting the visibility testing needs of both internal and external stakeholders such as the risk team and regulators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and review regression test packs
• Contribute to developing tooling and test frameworks for functional and non-functional testing
• Take ownership of testing and quality assurance for one or more project teams concurrently
• Deliver system and system integration testing for releases
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) for high-risk projects
• Create automated tests to evaluate new and existing systems and developments
• Present testing reports to project stakeholders to facilitate testing sign-off and project conclusion
• Aid the support and development teams in diagnosing and investigating production issues and testing subsequent fixes
• Assist the head of QA in organizing and managing business-focused manual test cases and maintaining automated test cases

The list above does not include all responsibilities, and tasks can change based on evolving roles within the company and broader business objectives of B2C2.

Mandatory Skills:

• Designing test automation frameworks for intricate systems
• Java proficiency and developing Java-based test automation frameworks
• Establishing and utilizing tooling for non-functional testing
• Analyzing tests and creating test cases with a risk-focused approach
• Investigating complex issues across a system stack

Preferred Skills:

• Conducting test automation using Cucumber to define test cases, including UI automation
• Proficiency in Python and Rust, adaptable to learning and working with other languages
• Applying test analysis to high-frequency trading systems with focus on functionality and non-functionality
• Proficiency in KDB, Q, AWS, and Kubernetes
• Understanding of trading and middleware protocols and technologies, such as Redis, FIX protocol, REST APIs, and Websockets
• Keen interest in trading systems and cryptocurrency

At B2C2, a strong culture underpins our success. We are an ambitious, innovative, meritocratic, collegiate, and risk-aware organization, striving for excellence in all aspects.

Equal Employment Opportunities Policy:

B2C2 upholds a commitment to equal employment opportunities for applicants and employees across various backgrounds. Discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected category is strictly prohibited. The company fosters an inclusive environment to attract, engage, promote, and retain the best talent by offering flexible working arrangements for its employees.