Software Test Engineer (Contract Role)

About the role

OptionMetrics is seeking a highly skilled Software Test Engineer to join our Software QA team, with a focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining robust test frameworks for the back-end services that power our data and analytics products. In this role, you'll take a proactive approach to identifying issues, writing and automating comprehensive test cases, and partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Management, and Project teams to ensure product quality from initial concept to final release. We're looking for someone who brings both technical depth and strategic insight to our QA process—someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes full ownership of their work. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the quality of our platform, with a culture that prioritizes autonomy, initiative, and accountability over micromanagement.

Responsibilities

• Love working with back end services and large data sets
• Excel in test case design and documenting test descriptions/test plans
• Enjoy figuring out what should be tested, creating the test, and implementing it—diagnose potential bugs before they occur and isolate existing bugs
• Implement automated tests and perform functional and regression testing
• Be dynamic and prepared to test/regress a high volume of changes daily
• Enjoy the challenge of researching issues to maintain quality in our large data sets
• Gain an understanding of the complex math associated with options

Requirements

• Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and creative thinking skills
• Possess knowledge of and experience with Java, SQL, and Python
• Have a strong commitment to technical quality assurance as a key part of the development lifecycle
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field is strongly preferred. Candidates with equivalent practical experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test automation within backend systems are also encouraged to apply.

Skills

• Experience with AWS data tools (S3, Redshift, RDS, and EMR) is a plus