Full-Time
QA Engineer
Cantor Fitzgerald
1,001-5,000 employees
Global investment bank and brokerage services
No salary listed
New York, NY, USA
In Person
 QA & Testing |
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- 8+ years of experience in QA roles within financial markets, trading platforms, or interdealer broker environments
- Proficiency in manual testing, including test planning, execution, and defect management
- Deep knowledge of trading protocols (FIX, proprietary protocols, market data feeds)
- Experience building, testing, or supporting trading screens or front-end interfaces
- Understanding of order types, execution workflows, market structure, and trade lifecycle
- Ability to interpret logs, message flows, and protocol-level interactions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a trader's mindset
- Excellent communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration
- Familiarity with automation frameworks and performance testing is preferred
- Experience in interdealer broker environments or OTC markets is an asset
- Lead manual testing across trading products, covering functional, regression, integration, and workflow scenarios
- Validate trading protocols, including message flows, order lifecycles, and market data interactions
- Review and analyze business requirements to design comprehensive test plans and cases
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine requirements and identify edge cases
- Test and validate trading screens for accuracy, usability, and trader expectations
- Reproduce, document, and track defects, working closely with developers for timely resolution
- Participate in release readiness, risk assessments, and go/no-go decisions
- Mentor junior QA team members and establish best practices for trading system testing
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and documentation
- Familiarity with automation frameworks and performance testing is preferred
- Experience in interdealer broker environments or OTC markets is an asset
Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial services firm offering capital markets, investment banking, brokerage, and related services. It helps companies raise capital through debt and equity markets, executes trades, provides prime services, and manages investments through its Cantor Investment Management division. The firm differentiates itself with a worldwide network of offices and trading desks, a large institutional sales force, and an integrated platform across multiple financial segments built since 1945. Its goal is to be a trusted, full-service partner for corporations, institutions, and high-net-worth clients, helping them raise capital, execute trades, manage risk, and grow wealth.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1945
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Abu Dhabi Global Market approval expands regulated Middle East investment banking.
- New senior hires and promotions strengthen U.S. and European equities coverage.
- Cantor Equity Partners III validates its SPAC platform with AIR Global's Nasdaq debut.
What critics are saying
- Patent litigation against DraftKings and FanDuel may produce costly validity challenges.
- Congressional scrutiny of tariff-refund trading threatens reputation and regulatory relationships.
- Heavy dependence on senior hiring exposes the equities franchise to integration and attrition risk.
What makes Cantor Fitzgerald unique
- Founded in 1945, Cantor spans investment banking, brokerage, and capital markets.
- It serves over 5,000 clients from 33 locations worldwide.
- Cantor combines trading, advisory, prime services, asset management, and SPAC execution.
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Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
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Paid Vacation
401(k) Retirement Plan