Backend Quality Assurance Specialist (UK)

Building markets for the new trading frontier. Bringing the future into focus. Rothera is building the premier prediction market in partnership with Robinhood and Susquehanna International Group. By empowering traders to take positions on the events that shape our world Rothera’s platform harnesses the scale and power of financial markets to produce timely, unique, and effective information discovery for leaders and decision makers to ask and answer their most important questions. Rothera operates at the frontier, generating market-driven forecasts that turn intuition into insight. About the Role The Quality Assurance Specialist serves as a key technical contributor, driving quality for Rothera’s Exchange, Clearing and Instrument management systems. You will be responsible for extending the qa automation framework and implementing comprehensive front-end and back-end automation testing to ensure seamless orchestration of exchange, clearing and instrument management platforms. You are a detail-oriented engineer who works closely with Product and Engineering to enforce rigorous quality standards across our core financial technology. This role is central to delivering a reliable, high-performance platform essential for our CFTC Regulated Exchange and Clearing business. What You’ll Do Testing Framework Help extend and maintain the Java based QA Automation framework to support new test cases of high performance, low latency exchange and clearing platform and the instrument management system. Develop and execute manual and automated test cases to ensure new products and features meet requirements. Work closely with product and engineering teams to review and resolve bugs. Maintain proficiency in current testing methodologies. 2. Platform Testing Rigorously test all interfaces, encompassing both those designed for internal consumption and those exposed to external users (e.g. FIX protocol, proprietary binary message formats, incoming and outgoing file formats). Perform testing of Admin and Customer user interfaces using automated tools like Playwright and manual test cases. Ensure proper functionality, data integrity, security compliance and performance under expected load. 3. Quality Strategy & Reporting Partner with Product and Engineering teams to define and enforce rigorous quality standards. Monitor test platform system performance, data integrity, and security compliance to ensure the platform meets the demands of a high-stakes regulated exchange. What You’ll Bring Required Qualifications & Skills: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. 3+ years of experience in a quality assurance or software testing role, preferably within financial services. Strong Proficiency in Java, Python, FIX, SQL . Experience with testing tools such as Cucumber, Playwright and JUnit and familiar with test reporting and analysis. Experience with derivative contracts (futures, options) and financial markets is preferred. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Benefits & Compensation This position has a generous base salary per year, plus participation in a discretionary annual incentive bonus program. Rothera is dedicated to advancing the careers and personal wellbeing of our team members. We are continuously exploring ways to support our employees holistically, including a 401(k) plan with employer match, health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents, paid time off, and much more. Why you should join the mission If you want a critical role in a path-breaking company, you belong here. Rothera values initiative from individuals of all backgrounds. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. This is a full-time, in-person hybrid position. This position is not available for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must be authorized to work in the UK on a permanent, indefinite basis.