Software Quality Engineer III - SDET/Test Automation

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation. Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team.  With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Summary

We are seeking talented Quality Engineers who are passionate about delivering high-quality software and championing a culture of quality throughout the product development lifecycle. These individuals work closely with Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to plan, build, and execute testing strategies that ensure technical solutions are effective, user-centric, and aligned with business goals. From large-scale features to the smallest details, Quality Engineers play a vital role in validating functionality and driving continuous improvement across teams.

Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and bring a balanced mindset of precision and progress. They take ownership of the entire product experience—from concept to operation—by simplifying complexity, upholding engineering excellence, and shipping meaningful improvements frequently. With a commitment to mentorship, peer collaboration, and process refinement, they continuously seek out new ideas and opportunities to raise the bar for quality and innovation.  

Product Summary

• Card Management Systems for credit/debit/prepaid/business cards

• Card Controls e.g., travel notifications, card alerts

• Card Lifecycle management

• Digital Issuance/provisioning - Apple wallet, Google wallet provisioning

• Card interfacing - Issuer processor e.g., Visa DPS, FIS, Fiserv, jackHenry card processors

Product-specific Skillset

• Experience building, maintaining, testing, rearchitecting card applications listed above

• Basic understanding of cards domain (credit/debit or both)

• Experience working with Issuer processor (Nice to have)

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Key Areas of Responsibility

• Develop testing plans, frameworks, test cases, and test scripts
• Execute unit, automated, and manual tests and code reviews
• Document and track defects with clear reporting on severity and resolution status

Product Strategy, Vision, and Planning

• Participate in agile planning events by offering quality-focused insights during PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Work with Product Owners, Engineers, and Designers to define quality objectives, identify risks, and promote early testing practices
• Help define acceptance criteria and develop comprehensive test strategies including scope, environments, metrics, and reporting

Product Design and Development

• Collaborate with Engineers to ensure applications are testable and include effective logging, monitoring, and observability
• Create and execute test cases for smoke, integration, regression, and UAT testing
• Conduct manual and automated tests to validate functionality and identify edge cases and error handling issues
• Log, prioritize, and track bugs while working with Engineers on debugging and resolution
• Develop and maintain automated tests as part of CI/CD pipelines with DevOps support
• Apply best practices, engineering tools, and emerging technologies to enhance quality and delivery
• Contribute to process improvement and team testing workflows.
• Ownership mindset and team player.

Performance Measurement and Optimization

• Monitor quality metrics such as defect and change failure rates to identify improvement opportunities in testing and delivery processes

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA using manual and automated testing for APIs and systems
• Expertise in smoke, integration, regression, performance and UAT testing, and test automation tools such as Java, JavaScript, Postman, Newman, Cucumber, JMeter, Selenium and Playwright
• Expertise in BDD test automation.
• Skilled in building test strategies for UI, APIs, and service layers in highly transactional systems
• Experience with Agile methodologies and troubleshooting complex issues quickly and effectively
• Proficiency in BDD, ATDD, TDD, and related practices
• Strong understanding of test frameworks, test planning, and execution for both manual and automated testing
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for working with cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical skills for reviewing technical specs, log files, and identifying high-risk areas
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including MS SQL Server and Oracle
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, and AWS
• Experience using SCM tools like Git and SVN
• Demonstrated leadership, high standards, and a results-driven mindset with a passion for innovation
• Basic Java coding skills with backend development and desirable UI coding exposure.
• Exposure to AI coding tools like Cursor Github Co-Pilot

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.