Our vision is to digitise the global commodities trading industry. VAKT is building a platform underpinned by Blockchain that will ultimately disrupt the commodities markets.  We are a uniquely placed start-up, backed and well-funded by a consortium of Oil Majors (BP, Shell, Chevron, Total, etc), Banks (ABN-AMRO, Société Générale, ING) and Trading Houses (Gunvor, Mercuria)

The QA Engineer will work closely with the engineering and blockchain team and the development partner to ensure the delivery of the platform and to enhance the platform for future markets.  The ideal candidate will be passionate about QA, taking a role in ensuring our platform is well tested, meets requirements and works as specified.

Responsibilities

• Contribute for the planning, management and control of all related testing activities;
• Participate in the team’s agile planning & delivery process
• Report and triage detailed bug reports
• Responsible for ensuring features meet specified requirements
• Preparation of automation frameworks and test runs for REST API’s
• Preparation of automation frameworks and test runs for frontend clients
• Assure that the products are effective, accurate, suitable and free from defects, operational problems and errors.  

‍Our culture

• We have an innovative mindset, keeping ahead of technology evolution with a desire to learn new technologies.
• We have a startup environment with no top-down hierarchy. We trust you and expect you to make changes
• We have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative (while empowering others to do the same)
• We put people first  
• We appreciate transparency through open access to information
• We are not afraid to challenge the status quo
• We are a multicultural and international team

Required:

• Knowledge of Java, open-source technologies, automation and other tools  
• Knowledge of Selenium Framework
• Experience of working in an Agile mode, knowledge of associated tools and approaches  
• Good communication skills
• 1-2 years of experience testing software
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering s or related discipline
  

Desired:

• Knowledge of Browserstack and Cucumber
• Knowledge of Java Springboot
• Knowledge of javascript
• Experience working with Cloud Platform AWS
• ISTQB Certification
  

What else we offer

• State of the art software development. We follow best practices and embrace open source.
• Flexible working policy - We work in a “Remote First” model, so you will mostly work from home and occasionally meet up with your team at the office. However, if you prefer to go to the office, we are open to that too… whatever works for you.
• Equipment - We give every employee a brand-new MacBook, a large external monitor and the gadgets you require to do your job
• Work Setup (home) - We will help in your workstation setup (e.g. desk, chair