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Building the Future of Crypto 

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.

Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!

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The team

The Pro team is responsible for everything to do with the trading backend services such as the matching engine, market data gateways, internal and external APIs, and various other trading services. The team is located globally and responsibilities are split into sub-teams, working with various tech stacks. Our teams code in Rust and work agile around the globe. Recently, the team played a critical role in scaling Kraken's trading infrastructure.

The opportunity

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  Create comprehensive test plans before feature development, defining manual and automated testing strategies.

  
  


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  Perform hands-on manual testing during development cycles to validate new features before automation.

  
  


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  Balance manual exploratory testing with automation to catch edge cases that scripts might miss.

  
  


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  Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to define QA processes for a mission-critical trading platform.

  
  


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  Lead automation initiatives end-to-end: strategy, implementation, CI/CD integration, and scaling coverage.

  
  


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  Drive performance, security, and accessibility testing to deliver a top-tier experience for traders.

  
  


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  Proactively document, report, and triage bugs to improve release quality and velocity.

  
  

Skills you should HODL

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  Strong programming skills in Python, Rust or another automation-oriented language.

  
  


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  Trading knowledge and experience - understanding of order types, trade execution, margin trading, and general financial markets (we'll support deepening your expertise, but foundational knowledge is essential).

  
  


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  Proven ability to design comprehensive test plans before implementation, identifying what should be manually tested vs. automated.

  
  


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  Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks on complex applications.

  
  


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  Strong manual testing skills and ability to think creatively to uncover edge cases and unexpected bugs.

  
  


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  Solid understanding of QA principles, including exploratory testing, regression testing, and bug tracking.

  
  


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  Comfort with CI/CD integration and automation at scale.

  
  


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  Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for building high-quality software and ability to think outside the box.

  
  

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!

We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments are designed to evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Assessment results are considered alongside other relevant information, such as experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.

As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws. 

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At Claritev, we pride ourselves on being a dynamic team of innovative professionals. Our purpose is simple - we strive to bend the cost curve in healthcare for all. Our dedication to service excellence extends to all our stakeholders – internal and external - driving us to consistently exceed expectations. We are intentionally bold, we foster innovation, we nurture accountability, we champion diversity, and empower each other to illuminate our collective potential.

Be part of our amazing transformational journey as we optimize the opportunity towards becoming a leading technology, data, and innovation voice in healthcare. Onward and Upward!!!

JOB SUMMARY:

This position assesses the quality of software products utilizing various platforms and technologies in support of Company initiatives. This position utilizes skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry best practices in order to ensure that the Company’s business applications function correctly and that they meet or exceed the requirements of the business users. This position plans for and estimates the test approach and scope, coordinating test cases design and execution, defect management and escalating issues when appropriate as well as communicating status on a timely basis. This position develops and executes a solid test approach that satisfies the business’ needs while resolving a wide range of challenges in innovative ways. This position may oversee the work in-take process.

 JOB ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Designs and develops test infrastructure, frameworks and tools.


2. Tests APIs, user interfaces, web services and/or web applications.


3. Create and execute automated tests according to appropriate quality plans, test strategies and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts; management and execution of agile project plans and meeting delivery commitments.


4. Seeks out opportunities to improve efficiencies and effectiveness of overall test cycle through streamlining test execution and utilizing automated testing tools or various scripting languages.


5. Executes tests including, but not limited to, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System and Integration Testing, Automated Testing, Data Validation Testing. Verifies and validates data and code changes per specifications, document anomalies and resolves issues.


6. Collaborates with SQA and development engineers to build, evolve, and maintain a scalable continuous build and deployment pipeline.


7. Analyze results of testing and communicate approval/disapproval (defects) to Development, Project Management, Change Management, Business Analysts, and the Business.


8. Writes performance, load, and stress tests on an as needed basis across user interfaces, web services and/or web applications.


9. Provides mentoring and guidance for junior SDETs to foster a strong team atmosphere with a focus on driving efficiencies and quality.


10. Adhere to Agile and/or other SDLC methodologies as required by the project.


11. Conducts technical phone screens for SDET openings.


12. Collaborate, coordinate, and communicate across all disciplines and departments


13. Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations and requirements.


14. Demonstrate Company’s Core Competencies and values held within.


15. The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

 JOB SCOPE:

The incumbent is considered to be a fully competent professional who knows and applies a broad range of knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures. Works under limited supervision with independence and general latitude to make commitments with occasional need to confer with management. The incumbent understands when to escalate an issue to the next higher level and ensures that decisions consider the full implications (business, legal, and competitive) to both the Company and the customer.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, and Training):

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science, or HS Diploma and 8 years Information Technology experience working with software


• Minimum 7 years of QA experience in a software company.


• Strong understanding of Computer Applications and Web Coding (i.e. HTTP, XML, XSD, JSON, WSDL, REST and SOAP)


• Experienced with SOAP & RESTful services testing with SoapUI 


• Strong programming skills in JavaScript or Java


• Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery concepts


• Knowledge of implementing test code within a continuous integration and delivery pipeline using one of the CI tools (Bamboo, Jenkins or Hudson)


• Experience with automated testing tools (Selenium, LoadRunner, JMeter, Playwright and Cucumber, REST-Assured)


• Experience with JUnit, TestNG, Mock objects.


• Experience with Eclipse, Maven, Make files and Ant build scripts.


• Knowledge of SQA methodologies, tools and approaches (black box, white box and automated testing experience)


• Experience working within an agile development process (Scrum, XP, Kanban, etc.) from the test design, test automation, and execution perspective Knowledge of SQL for Oracle and NoSQL for MongoDB.


• Knowledge of Atlassian JIRA and Confluence for requirements, testing, and defect management.


• Communication (written, verbal and listening). Ability to convey information clearly and effectively both within and outside of the team.


• Analysis, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to analyze and translate requirements and development stories into test scripts


• Ability to operate in a rapidly changing environment. Ability to mentor, motivates, and review staff.


• Ability to exercise good judgment to identify problems and determine appropriate course of action required to resolve issues

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $110-120K. Specific offers take into account a candidate’s education, experience and skills, as well as the candidate’s work location and internal equity. This position is also eligible for health insurance, 401k and bonus opportunity.

BENEFITS

We realize that our employees are instrumental to our success, and we reward them accordingly with very competitive compensation and benefits packages, an incentive bonus program, as well as recognition and awards programs. Our work environment is friendly and supportive, and we offer flexible schedules whenever possible, as well as a wide range of live and web-based professional development and educational programs to prepare you for advancement opportunities.

 Your benefits will include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with low deductible & copay


• Life insurance


• Short and long-term disability


• Paid Parental Leave


• 401(k) + match


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Generous Paid Time Off – accrued based on years of service
  
  
  
  • WA Candidates: the accrual rate is 4.61 hours every other week for the first two years of tenure before increasing with additional years of service
  
  
  
  


• 10 paid company holidays


• Tuition reimbursement


• Flexible Spending Account


• Employee Assistance Program


• Sick time benefits – for eligible employees, one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum accrual of 40 hours per calendar year, unless the laws of the state in which the employee is located provide for more generous sick time benefits

EEO STATEMENT

Claritev is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

We will generally accept applications for at least 5 calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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