QA Engineer (OPS Tech)

🌍 Remote | UTC+8 | Core collaboration hours: 13:00–19:00 Manila Time

Salmon is a technology-driven financial company building a banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines.

We combine global fintech expertise with deep local market knowledge to make financial services simple, accessible, and useful for millions of people across the region.

7M+ app downloads. 2M+ monthly active users. 7,000+ partner stores. US$310M+ raised from leading global investors.

Manila-based, globally distributed, and hybrid-first — our team spans 45+ countries.

If you want to solve complex problems at scale and impact how millions of people access and manage money, come build with us.

Southeast Asia's fintech moment starts here.

About the role

You'll ensure stable releases across multiple OPS Tech streams by owning testing quality for complex processes, integrations, and rapid product changes.

What you'll do:

Test web applications in Creatio-based systems

Run manual and automated testing across APIs, databases, backend services, and integrations

Extend our existing Kotlin-based automation framework by adding new tests and following established patterns

What you'll own:

Own end-to-end quality for your product area across Creatio-based solutions

Validate APIs, backend integrations, business rules, and data consistency

Analyze new features from product, technical, and user-risk perspectives before testing begins

Participate in technical reviews, sprint planning, grooming, and requirements discussions to identify risks, clarify acceptance criteria, and shape the testing approach

Design, maintain, and execute test cases for new and existing features

Build and maintain API automated tests using the existing Kotlin-based framework

Analyze logs, database records, and system behavior to identify, reproduce, and document defects

Work closely with developers, analysts, product managers, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver stable releases and improve testing coverage

What makes you a strong fit:

2+ years of experience in QA automation for backend/API-focused systems

Ability to work with Kotlin and contribute to existing automated test suites

Strong hands-on experience in manual testing of web applications, APIs, and microservices

Experience writing and running SQL queries for data validation

Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC and testing types: smoke, regression, functional, integration

Ability to analyze requirements, identify risks, and propose a practical testing strategy

Good to have:

Experience testing CRM or BPM platforms, preferably Creatio

Experience testing applications at a financial institution

Experience writing UI automated tests

What we offer

Ownership and flexibility

Stock option plan — four-year vesting with a 25% cliff after the first year

Fully remote work with core collaboration hours from 13:00 to 19:00 Manila time (UTC+8)

Company-provided tools and equipment

Health and time off

Medical insurance support for you and your family through co-funding or reimbursement, depending on your location and subject to policy limits

Access to an internal mental health support specialist

22 vacation days, Philippine public holidays, and 15 sick days

Growth and team experience

Opportunities to learn and share your expertise through internal expert meetups, external conferences, speaking opportunities, and industry publications

Company-sponsored trips to Manila to meet and work with your team in person

High-performing teams can earn a dedicated beach house week in Southeast Asia

We believe strong teams are built by people with different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view. Salmon is an equal opportunity employer, and we make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential.