About Us
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world’s largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one’s ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we’re going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
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The Role
Pragma, a MarketAxess company, provides broker-neutral, multi-asset trading solutions that power, commodity trading advisors, hedge funds, broker-dealers, banks, and an exchange.
Pragma offers a stimulating environment in which initiative and enthusiasm are the rule. We value excellence in everything we do and distinguish ourselves from our competitors by the quality of our software, the sophistication of our products' analytical underpinnings and the partnership we form with each of our clients. Our uncompromising attitude has resulted in a product that is acknowledged by our many institutional clients to be best in its class.
We are seeking a talented SDET with strong programming skills to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of our software automation tests, tools, and framework. This role is crucial to ensuring the reliability and testability of our software suite. The ideal candidate will be passionate about software quality, experienced in automation, approach automation-tests with a software developer mindset, and capable of collaborating across development, QA, Product, and support teams.
How You'll Help Take Us There
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Protractor, Playwright, and existing test automation frameworks and simulators
- Collaborate with development, product, and support teams to enhance system testability and enable continuous testing
- Set up, manage, and maintain regression testing environments
- Contribute to improving the overall software quality strategy and processes
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving automation test infrastructure
What We’re Looking for
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in software development, test automation, and system testing
- Proven experience developing and maintaining automation tools, simulators, and frameworks
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Protractor or similar scripting languages for test automation
- Experience working with REST APIs and validating responses using automation tools
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions)
- Solid understanding of distributed systems
- Proficient in Unix/Linux environments and command-line tools
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Ideally, this person would have
- Proficiency in at least one programming language - TypeScript, Python, Java are good options.
- Experience reading and debugging Java applications; knowledge of JUnit or similar test frameworks
- Exposure to cloud-based testing platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
What You Can Expect from Us
- Hybrid Environment: Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
- Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks
- Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
- Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
- 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
- Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
- Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
- Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers
For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $110,000 USD to $140,00 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.
MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying.
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