Software Engineer, Test & Build Engineering
Cboe Global Markets9 hours ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests, test frameworks, and test infrastructure using production-quality object-oriented code.
- Extend and improve the proprietary Python-based test automation framework.
- Analyze technical and financial requirements to create comprehensive scenarios representing real-world trading activity.
- Create test documentation and plans, identify and track defects, verify fixes, and perform root cause analysis.
- Support stable test environments and contribute to continuous integration pipelines, code reviews, design discussions, and agile ceremonies.
- Serve as the London-based point of contact for build and release activities supporting weekly releases across trading platforms.
- Maintain build and test environments, CI/CD pipelines, status dashboards, scripts, tooling, and software configuration management practices.
- Identify and lead improvements to build and release processes, gather requirements, build consensus, and deliver a modernization roadmap.
- Collaborate with software development, business, trade desk, builds, and engineering teams across global time zones.
Requirements
- Strong Python programming experience with a record of writing maintainable, documented, production-quality code.
- Proven experience designing and developing automated test frameworks and test infrastructure.
- Experience working in continuous integration and continuous delivery environments, including tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
- Linux/Unix proficiency, including system administration tasks and shell scripting.
- SQL experience, preferably with PostgreSQL, and familiarity with database platforms.
- Understanding of build tools such as Ant, Maven, or CMake.
- Familiarity with package managers such as npm, nix, and uv.
- Familiarity with containerization and virtualization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.
- Experience with Jenkins pipeline management and failure troubleshooting is a preferred qualification.
- A record of leading or driving organizational improvements to build and release processes is preferred.
- Experience with the Atlassian toolset, including Jira, is preferred.
- Financial markets experience, knowledge of order entry or market data protocols, trading system architecture, networking concepts, and distributed systems are advantageous.
Benefits
- The role is based in London and works across global teams, including collaboration with a US builds team.
- The position directly supports the reliability of critical financial market infrastructure.
- The role provides ownership and leadership opportunities in test automation and build engineering modernization.
Tech Stack
About Cboe Global Markets
Cboe Global Markets operates exchanges and market infrastructure for options, equities, futures, FX, ETPs, and digital assets used by brokers, banks, and institutional and retail investors. Its revenue comes from transaction and listing fees, market data and index licensing (including VIX and SPX), and related services. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Chicago, it runs Cboe Options and Cboe Futures exchanges as well as European trading venues.