Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

About Us
bfinance is an award-winning specialist consultant that provides investment implementation advice to institutional investors around the globe. Founded in 1999, the London-headquartered firm has conducted engagements for more than 500 clients in over 45 countries and has 11 offices globally.

Services include manager search and selection, strategic asset allocation, portfolio design, fee analysis, performance monitoring, risk analytics and other portfolio solutions. With customised processes tailored to each individual client, the firm seeks to empower investors with the resources and information to take key decisions. The team is drawn from portfolio management, research, consultancy and academia, combining deep sector-specific expertise with global perspective.

The Role
We're hiring a Senior QA Engineer to own and elevate the quality function for our Digital Solutions engineering team. You will serve as the QA for our small Engineering team, reporting to the Manila Engineering Lead, and partnering closely with full-stack and data engineers, as well as our Product team. From test strategy and planning to automation, CI/CD gating, and release validation, you will define and execute best practices so we can ship reliably, reduce support burden, and focus our efforts on impactful new development.

The ideal candidate will be proactive, self-driven, and efficient, take full accountability for our quality processes, and have acute attention to detail. They should be comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment with two-week sprints and release cycles. Success hinges on excellent written and spoken English, crisp asynchronous communication, and the ability to integrate seamlessly with a distributed team. Overlap with the UK team will be required for at least two hours per day.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the QA strategy end-to-end for apps, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Plan and execute comprehensive manual and automated testing across environments. This includes functional, regression, integration, performance and security testing.
• Build and maintain Cucumber/Cypress automation suites, API and Data pipeline tests.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD (Atlassian Bitbucket Pipelines) and enforce release gates.
• Coach engineers on testability and quality practices.
• Define and monitor quality metrics in Cypress Cloud and drive continuous improvement.

Key Competencies And Requirements
The candidate will possess a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, with an excellent understanding of Computer Science fundamentals such as SDLC & STLC (software development and testing lifecycles), Algorithms, Data, Software Patterns, Testing frameworks, and APIs.

We also highlight the following key characteristics and competencies:

• 4-7 years' proven experience in QA / Software Testing with clear ownership of automation and release quality in Agile / Scrum teams.
• Strong knowledge of the leading QA methodologies, processes, and tools (e.g. Jira, Git, Python / JavaScript).
• Experience with test automation tools covering all categories of testing from functional (preferably Cypress) to performance testing.
• Proven experience setting up CI-gated quality checks (smoke/regression/API/data) and driving evidence-based release decisions.
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (preferably JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Practical knowledge of SQL and validating data pipelines for correctness and stability.
• Familiarity with Agile development processes and continuous integration (CI).
• AI-forward with proven success in achieving process and efficiency gains through AI tools.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality products.
• A privacy- and security-conscious mindset suited to a Finance / Long-Term Investment industry context.
• Excellent English (written and spoken), effective async communication, and collaborative style that builds trust across the distributed team.
• QA Certifications are not required, but would be a plus

Tech Stack Exposure

• Cypress, Cucumber BDD
• React and its ecosystem
• Typescript, HTML5, CSS3, Material UI
• Python, Django, Django Rest Framework (DRF)
• MySQL, Redshift
• Docker, Kubernetes
• AWS (RDS, EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, Route 53, Glue)
• Atlassian Cloud (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Bitbucket Pipelines)
• SonarCloud, Snyk, Tabnine, Cypress Cloud
• Windows, Linux

ShoreXtra Perks

• Day 1 HMO Coverage
• Dayshift schedule
• Fixed Weekends off
• Engaging monthly activities
• Free and unlimited barista-style coffee
• Employee referral incentives (Bronze)

bfinance One-Up Benefits:

• Sign-on Bonus for the right candidates
• International relocation opportunities to the London HQ
• Support for additional education and upskilling courses as approved
• Cross-team collaboration and support initiatives across the firm (i.e., team buildings and annual company retreat)
• Social and volunteering activities, providing 2 days per year to support a charitable or voluntary activity.

Work Set Up:

• Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm, PH Time
• Manila-based role, starting fully remote with occasional meetups
• Will shift to a hybrid setup (minimum 3 days onsite per week) once the office is established
• Hybrid policy reviewed periodically and subject to change