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Farther · 4 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology to deliver a tailored wealth management experience. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure to design and build robust tooling and testing infrastructure that supports engineering workflows across frontend and backend systems, ensuring high reliability and security standards in financial services.

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Growth Opportunities
Hiring Manager
Laura Peters
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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain robust tooling and testing infrastructure to support engineering workflows across our frontend and backend systems
Create comprehensive automation frameworks for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, leveraging tools like Jest, Playwright, Vitest, and Cypress
Build intelligent CI/CD pipelines that run tests efficiently through advanced techniques like file-change tracking, smart test selection, and parallelization strategies
Develop sophisticated utilities for mocking APIs, stubbing external services, and spinning up isolated testing environments that mirror production conditions
Monitor test reliability and performance metrics to continuously drive improvements in feedback speed and signal quality across all engineering teams
Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure code is testable, traceable, and properly instrumented to build confidence in our deployments
Create comprehensive documentation and onboard teams to best practices in test architecture and optimized developer workflows
Drive key technical decisions for testing infrastructure that supports our critical trading systems and portfolio management platform
Establish testing standards and architectural patterns that enable rapid, confident product development across all our wealth management offerings
Partner with backend teams to build reusable test fixtures and data factories for complex financial workflows and regulatory scenarios

Qualification

TypeScriptCI/CD pipelinesTest automationInfrastructure as codeJavaScriptMonitoring toolsContainerizationDatabase testingProblem-solvingWritten communication

Required

5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on testing infrastructure, developer tooling, or platform engineering
Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest, Cypress, Playwright)
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
Experience with infrastructure as code (CDK, Terraform, or similar)
Solid understanding of test automation patterns, mocking strategies, and test environment management
Experience with containerization and orchestration for test environments
Knowledge of database testing strategies and test data management
Strong foundation in software engineering principles and system design
Experience with monitoring and observability tools for test infrastructure
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex testing issues
Strong written communication skills and documentation practices

Preferred

Experience with financial services or regulated industry testing requirements
Knowledge of property-based testing and fuzzing techniques
Experience with distributed testing and load testing frameworks
Familiarity with Scala or Python testing ecosystems
Background in building developer productivity tools
Experience with test reporting and analytics platforms
Knowledge of security testing and compliance validation

Benefits

Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options
Unlimited PTO

Company

Farther

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Farther is a wealth management firm that combines expert financial advisors with technology to financial planning.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$118M
Key Investors
Lightspeed Venture PartnersBessemer Venture Partners
2024-10-10Series C· $72M
2023-09-27Series B· $31M
2022-05-01Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Christopher Powers
Chief Compliance Officer and Strategic Advisor
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Taylor Matthews
Founder
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