Who We Are

Charles River Development (CRD), the FinTech division of State Street, builds technology that powers investment management for many of the world’s leading financial institutions. Our platform enables institutional investors, wealth managers, and hedge funds to manage the entire investment lifecycle across asset classes.

We are transforming our platform using modern cloud technologies and scalable architectures on Microsoft Azure, enabling faster innovation, greater resiliency, and improved client outcomes. Our engineering teams work in collaborative, agile environments where innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement are core to how we build and deliver technology.

 

About the role

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of the Charles River platform. Working within a Scrum team, you will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and business analysts to build scalable automation solutions that support rapid and reliable software delivery. You will design and implement automated test frameworks, expand test coverage across the platform, and contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines. In addition to building automation, you will help drive quality best practices and improve the testing infrastructure used across teams.

 

This is a hybrid role which requires at least 3 days of work from the office per week.

 

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable automated test frameworks and regression suites
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality feature delivery
• Expand automation coverage across functional, integration, and system testing
• Support CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
• Identify quality risks early and drive continuous improvement in testing processes
• Contribute to shared automation libraries and testing infrastructure
• Advocate for quality engineering best practices across the development lifecycle

 

What we value

 

Experience:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in software testing within a process-driven technology environment.
• Strong programming expertise in at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python.
• Hands-on experience in front-end testing using industry-standard tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or similar frameworks.
• Experience in back-end/API testing, including REST APIs, HTTP, and SOAP services.
• Very good knowledge about databases, including SQL query language.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.

 

Nice to Have

• Experience in contributing to Unit tests
• Experience working as a software tester in a database project (like data warehouse, data lake, ETL processes)
• Experience writing complex SQL queries for data validation.
• Experience in database performance testing and optimization.
• Understanding database security best practices
• Familiarity with AI tools like Copilot to increase productivity

 

Education:

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.

Minimum Salary:​

zł182 004 Annual

The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.​

Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.​

In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.​

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We Offer:​

• Permanent contract from day one​

• Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​

• Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​

• Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​

• Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​

• Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​

• Variety of well-being programs​

• Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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