Senior QA Automation Engineer II at Carta

New York, New York, United States

Carta Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, Venture Capital, Private EquityIndustries

Requirements

  • 6-8+ years of experience in software engineering or automation engineering role
  • Strong programming expertise in one OOP language like Python, Java, JS or Go (Python preferred)
  • Experience building and maintaining test frameworks using tools like Selenium/Webdriver, Pytest, Cypress, Playwright
  • Deep practical understanding of test strategies (unit, integration, E2E, performance, load testing)
  • Understanding of CI/CD and hands-on experience with building and deployment tools (CircleCI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Docker) and test analytics (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
  • Strong experience with automation and software design patterns, with proven experience in both backend and frontend projects
  • Strong knowledge in cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)
  • Ability to understand the

Responsibilities

  • Work across multiple product teams to drive a strategic shift from QA as a safety net to quality as a shared responsibility embedded into every part of the development lifecycle
  • Lead efforts to identify critical coverage gaps
  • Implement and scale test automation frameworks
  • Roll out self-service tools that enable developers to write, run, and promote tests with confidence
  • Partner closely with embedded QAs, developers, and platform teams to shift QA towards an enablement model that amplifies impact across teams
  • Help pilot new ways of working that reduce manual effort, catch defects earlier, and improve the signal-to-noise ratio in our CI pipeline—through smarter automation, better tooling, or new AI-integrated approaches to test reliability and triage
  • Define and implement QA processes within different teams
  • Help with manual and automation testing to test products thoroughly and deliver with high quality

Skills

QA Automation
Test Automation
Automation Frameworks
Software Testing
Quality Assurance
Test Coverage

Carta

Financial platform for fundraising and equity management

About Carta

Carta provides a platform that helps businesses, particularly startups and investment firms, manage their fundraising processes more efficiently. The platform offers a variety of tools and services that assist in asset management, back office automation, and portfolio insights. One of its standout features is the use of machine learning to provide real-time market intelligence, which helps businesses make informed decisions about employee compensation. Additionally, Carta simplifies the process of equity sales for employees and investors, making it easier to navigate what can often be a complicated area. Unlike many competitors, Carta focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of services that not only streamline fundraising but also support audit, tax, and valuation needs. The goal of Carta is to make the fundraising journey faster, easier, and more cost-effective for its clients.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$1,097MTotal Funding
SERIES_GCompany Stage
Fintech, AI & Machine Learning, Financial ServicesIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Free lunch and snacks
Equity
Employee liquidity every 12-18 months

Risks

Increased competition from startups like Slice threatens Carta's market share.
Recent data breach raises concerns about Carta's data security.
Decline in venture deal count on Carta's platform indicates potential business slowdown.

Differentiation

Carta offers a comprehensive platform for managing equity electronically.
Carta provides real-time market intelligence powered by machine learning.
Carta simplifies equity sales for employees, stakeholders, and investors.

Upsides

Increased demand for digital equity management solutions benefits Carta.
Corporate Transparency Act creates a new market for Carta's compliance solutions.
Rising Series A valuations boost demand for Carta's services.

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