Job description
Automation Engineer/ SDET
Cambridge - Hybrid
Up to £70,000
I am currently recruiting for a fully funded UK-based financial technology start-up. They are using cloud and blockchain technology to simplify trade through a secure, compliant and scalable platform that reduces cost and friction and increases operational efficiency and transparency that mitigates overall risk, focusing on derivatives trading.
Don’t worry if you don’t know much about Blockchain and Derivatives, most of the team didn’t have this domain knowledge when they first joined (as you go through the interview process this will be discussed).
We are looking for an Automation Engineer/ SDET with the necessary “roll-your-sleeves up” attitude required for a fast-moving start up. You will be working within the Platform team and will focus on verifying their distributed, blockchain-integrated post-trade system through robust automated checks across APIs, microservices, and infrastructure; helping to shape and embed system-level and service-level automation into their platform.
You will need the following skills and experience:
• 3-5 years of experience as an Automation Engineer, SDET, or related role, preferably within complex or highly regulated domains.
• Strong skills in developing and maintaining API and service-level automation, with hands-on experience using TypeScript and frameworks like Playwright (or similar).
• Familiarity with working across multiple languages and tech stacks — comfortable reading or contributing to tests written in Kotlin and Python.
• Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and associated quality challenges.
• Experience integrating automated checks into CI/CD pipelines, including designing effective quality gates.
• Comfortable working directly with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS to deploy and verify distributed systems.
• Experience with performance testing of APIs and services.
Majority of the engineering team is currently based in their Cambridge Science Park office, operating under a hybrid working model, going into the office 2-3 days a week. They are offering a salary of up to £70,000 (depending on experience) plus benefits and share options.
If this sounds like the sort of role that would be of interest, please let me know when a good time for a call would be to discuss further.
Cambridge - Hybrid
Up to £70,000
I am currently recruiting for a fully funded UK-based financial technology start-up. They are using cloud and blockchain technology to simplify trade through a secure, compliant and scalable platform that reduces cost and friction and increases operational efficiency and transparency that mitigates overall risk, focusing on derivatives trading.
Don’t worry if you don’t know much about Blockchain and Derivatives, most of the team didn’t have this domain knowledge when they first joined (as you go through the interview process this will be discussed).
We are looking for an Automation Engineer/ SDET with the necessary “roll-your-sleeves up” attitude required for a fast-moving start up. You will be working within the Platform team and will focus on verifying their distributed, blockchain-integrated post-trade system through robust automated checks across APIs, microservices, and infrastructure; helping to shape and embed system-level and service-level automation into their platform.
You will need the following skills and experience:
• 3-5 years of experience as an Automation Engineer, SDET, or related role, preferably within complex or highly regulated domains.
• Strong skills in developing and maintaining API and service-level automation, with hands-on experience using TypeScript and frameworks like Playwright (or similar).
• Familiarity with working across multiple languages and tech stacks — comfortable reading or contributing to tests written in Kotlin and Python.
• Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and associated quality challenges.
• Experience integrating automated checks into CI/CD pipelines, including designing effective quality gates.
• Comfortable working directly with Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS to deploy and verify distributed systems.
• Experience with performance testing of APIs and services.
Majority of the engineering team is currently based in their Cambridge Science Park office, operating under a hybrid working model, going into the office 2-3 days a week. They are offering a salary of up to £70,000 (depending on experience) plus benefits and share options.
If this sounds like the sort of role that would be of interest, please let me know when a good time for a call would be to discuss further.