Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is seeking a highly technical Senior QA Engineer to help drive quality across business-critical applications. This is a hands-on role for someone with strong testing judgment, solid programming skills, and a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, project managers, and end users to improve test strategy, build automation, identify risk early, and help deliver high-quality software.

Responsibilities

Develop test strategy, test plans, test cases, and test procedures across functional, exploratory, integration, regression, API, UI, data validation, and end-to-end testing

Build and maintain automated testing solutions for web applications and supporting services

Partner with developers to improve testability, prevent defects earlier, and strengthen engineering practices

Identify and communicate product, technical, and delivery risks clearly and effectively

Participate in code reviews, sprint ceremonies, and cross-functional design discussions

Help improve QA standards, developer testing practices, and release confidence

Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge sharing, and user enablement where needed

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in QA, SDET, or quality engineering roles

Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript, or C#

Demonstrated experience building automated test frameworks for web applications

Experience in API testing, UI testing, data testing, or end-to-end automation

Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, version control, and modern engineering practices

Experience with tools such as Git and Jenkins

Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Financial industry experience is a plus, but not required

Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Copilot, Claude, or Codex is a plus