QA Automation Engineer - (100% remote Worldwide - UTC+7/+9)

About the Company

Inspired by Bitcoin's vision of financial freedom, we build a cutting-edge trading platform for digital assets. We are a small, technology-focused core team with a global presence, driven by innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

The Role

You'll own Cypress E2E test coverage for the Bitfinex web platform. Most of your time will be spent building and maintaining automated test suites, with additional responsibilities for manual testing on releases and contributing to REST API automation.

Responsibilities

• Write, maintain, and expand Cypress tests across the web platform
• Investigate and debug test failures; reproduce issues manually when needed to understand root cause
• Execute manual regression testing on releases
• Contribute to REST API test automation using Mocha and Chai
• Work with the team to increase overall coverage methodically over time
• Support the gradual improvement of CI/CD pipeline integration (TeamCity)

Qualifications

• 2–5 years experience in roles like QA Automation Engineer, SDET, QA Engineer
• Solid JavaScript/TypeScript skills; write clean, readable test code
• Experience with Cypress; familiarity with Cucumber/BDD is a plus
• Comfortable with REST API concepts and test automation (Mocha, Chai, or similar)
• GitHub proficiency including branching, PRs, and code review
• Bias toward understanding why a test fails, not just making it green
• Ability to work independently and communicate blockers clearly

Nice to have

• TeamCity or similar CI/CD experience
• REST/WebSocket API testing experience at a financial or crypto platform
• Familiarity with trading concepts — margin, funding, order types, regional restrictions
• Exposure to mobile test automation

What We Offer

• Flexible work & remote-friendly culture
• Mentorship & growth opportunities
• Competitive pay
• Career development and learning & knowledge sharing
• Supportive team environment, team-building activities, and social activities

Recruitment Data & Security Disclaimer

We collect personal data such as name, contact details, location, job preferences, education and employment history, and other information you voluntarily provide. This data is used solely for recruitment purposes, processed in accordance with applicable global data protection laws including the GDPR and CCPA, and retained only as long as necessary to fulfil its purpose. All assessments and recruitment-related communications are conducted exclusively through official Bitfinex email addresses. Bitfinex does not use unofficial channels (such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS) for recruitment communication and does not distribute assessments or sensitive links via those means. As part of our secure and compliant recruitment process, we may use approved third-party platforms to facilitate candidate assessments.