Senior Domain Test Engineer (Financial Systems)
We are looking for a Senior Domain Test Engineer with strong experience in investment and trading systems to ensure the functional correctness, reliability, and business accuracy of complex financial platforms.
This role is domain-driven. The ideal candidate understands how trading systems work, can reason through ambiguous requirements, and can translate business workflows into thorough and structured test plans.
About First Factory
We are a software development company with over two decades of experience, boasting a dynamic team of 175+ professionals actively engaged in diverse projects across various industries. We invite you to join us as we thrive and embrace fresh challenges.
Key Responsibilities
Validate business logic and workflows in financial and trading systems
Decompose complex or ambiguous requirements into detailed test plans and test cases.
Perform end-to-end testing of order management systems (OMS) from a user and business perspective.
Identify gaps in requirements and proactively clarify expected system behavior.
Validate data correctness through SQL queries and database analysis.
Support testing efforts related to trade lifecycle events and financial transactions.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure quality and correctness.
Document defects with clear business impact and reproducible steps.
Requirements
Proven experience testing investment or trading systems, with the ability to speak the domain language.
Strong understanding of Equities trading and Options trading.
Experience testing Order Management Systems (OMS) and trade workflows.
Working knowledge of the FIX protocol, with the ability to research and answer protocol-related questions.
Strong SQL skills:
-Create-level: SELECT statements with joins
-Read-level: intermediate complexity views and stored procedures
Demonstrated ability to create structured, detailed test plans and test cases.
High level of initiative and comfort working with incomplete or evolving requirements.
Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
Nice to have
Futures and bonds
Experience working in regulated or high-availability financial environments.
Exposure to downstream systems such as reporting, risk, or settlement platforms.
- Department
- Quality Assurance
- Role
- Senior Domain Test Engineer ( Financial Systems )
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About First Factory
For over 25 years, First Factory has been a place where collaborative excellence meets modern technologies. We’re a strong team building exceptional software solutions from Costa Rica and LATAM for primarily US-based clients. With industry-low turnover, top eNPS globally, and 5 consecutive Inc. 5000 awards, we foster an environment where talented engineers thrive on challenging projects using modern tech stacks.