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# Senior QA Engineer (Exploratory, Python), Trading Technologies

- **Company:** Binance
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Unix, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Backend, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Microservices
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=67f998970a53e0db

## About the Role

Do you have experience in UNIX?, * 5+ years of experience in QA Engineering, with a strong focus on backend systems and services.

 * Proven experience managing the full testing lifecycle, including test planning, manual test design, automation script development, execution, and reporting.
 * Strong hands-on experience working in Unix/Linux environments (essential).
 * Proficiency in scripting and test automation using Python and Bash, with at least 3 years of practical experience (essential).
 * Solid experience testing backend applications and services, including APIs, databases, microservices, and distributed systems.
 * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate issues beyond symptoms and identify root causes.
 * Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to clearly articulate findings, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders., * Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, or cloud-based environments.
 * Experience working within large-scale, high-availability, or performance-sensitive distributed systems.
 * A naturally curious mindset with a passion for breaking things, uncovering edge cases, and driving continuous quality improvements.

## Description

* Conduct hands-on manual investigation, troubleshooting, and reproduction of functional issues within backend systems.
 * Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions to streamline manual processes across distributed system environments.
 * Evaluate existing test automation frameworks and scripts, identify coverage gaps, and implement additional automated test cases to improve quality assurance.
 * Perform exploratory and investigative testing of new and unreleased features, analysing requirements, expected behaviours, system impact, and potential risks.
 * Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, execution results, defect reports, and overall test summaries.


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