Senior QA Automation Engineer - Growth - DX

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, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.

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The team

The Growth team is dedicated to expanding Kraken's global user base by optimizing every stage of the user journey, from initial impressions to long-term retention. Our team collaborates closely with Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Design to achieve our goals of increasing activation rates. As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will ensure that Kraken delivers exceptional quality and reliability to ensure users experience the full value of Kraken.

The opportunity

• Ensure Kraken Growth Team products and services deliver exceptional quality and reliability through human testing and test automation

• Work with the product and development teams to create and improve testing processes for the frontend of our platform

• Design and implement automation tests that are reliable, sturdy, independent of minor UI changes, and deliver accurate results

• Driving test projects from start to completion in collaboration with engineering teams

• Document bugs and work with development and product to ensure issues are addressed before release

Skills you should HODL

• Well-versed in a programming language used to implement tests, such as Python, Ruby or Javascript/Typescript.

• Experience with technical testing frameworks/tools such as Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Postman

• Extensive experience developing and implementing UI and/or API test automation in an Agile environment

• Experience with QA processes (bug tracking/reporting, documentation, black box testing, security testing, non-functional testing, etc)

• Interest in performing manual and automated testing

• The ingenuity to think of new ways to test and break the product

Nice to haves

• Be passionate about secure, reliable, fast and privacy-focused software

• A strong practicing interest in the cryptocurrency space or personal/professional experience investing and trading securities through online platforms

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This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.

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!

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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