Location: London
Office attendance: 4 days per week in-office; in Paddington
About the Company
Vega is unlocking scale for alternative asset managers. Private markets are shaping into one of the most important forces in the global economy over the coming decades, with more than $20 trillion in AuM today and expected to already triple by 2032. Today, the industry is at an inflexion point as it enters an era of hyper-growth, increased complexity, and brand new demands. To competitively service and scale their client base across the entire investment lifecycle, managers need a technological transformation. Vega is delivering the industry’s purpose‑built infrastructure with AltOS –the client & distribution operating system for alternatives.
Vega’s founding team consists of alternatives specialists from KKR, Blackstone, Elliott, and Goldman Sachs, along with top product and engineering talent from successful fintech scale‑ups like Revolut and Trade Republic. Vega has raised over $28M in funding from Apollo, Motive Ventures, Picus Capital, and 60 senior executives from the alternative investment industry. To learn more, please visit www.vega-alts.com.
About the Role
Join our quality transformation team as a Mid‑Level Quality Engineer. You’ll work across multiple development squads, building test automation frameworks and championing quality practices in an agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and develop test automation suites using Playwright and TypeScript
* Execute manual and exploratory testing for critical features
* Build scalable test frameworks and integrate with CI/CD pipelines
* Perform API testing and maintain automated test coverage
* Collaborate with developers in 3 Amigos sessions and story refinement
* Create test documentation, strategies, and quality metrics reporting
* Support UAT processes and release testing activities
Required Qualifications
* 3‑5 years of experience in quality engineering or software testing
* Strong proficiency in TypeScript
* Hands‑on experience with Playwright test automation framework
* Solid understanding of both manual and automated testing approaches
* Experience with API testing and CI/CD pipelines
* Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
* Familiarity with test management tools (Jira, Xray)
* Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills
Nice to Haves
* Financial services or investment platform experience
* Experience with Bruno, Charles Proxy, or Postman
* Performance testing knowledge
Tech Stack
* Back‑end: Java 21, Spring (Boot 3+/Cloud/Data/REST), Postgres/Jooq/Flyway, JUnit/TestContainers/Mockito, AWS (EC2, RDS, k8s, Cognito, S3)
* Front‑end: TypeScript, React, and Tailwind CSS
* Testing Tools: Postman, Swagger, Jira, Confluence, TestRail (or similar)
* Playwright, TypeScript, Jira, Xray, Bruno, Git, Confluence
We’re building a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility. If you’re passionate about test automation and collaborative quality engineering, we’d love to hear from you.
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