Senior QA Engineer

About the opportunity

Xplor is on a mission to help people succeed across the world, and we're looking for a Senior QA Engineer to ensure our payments platform delivers exceptional quality and reliability. Join our Payment vertical as a Senior QA Engineer in Auckland, NZ to make a real impact every day. We say that because we know that every conversation we have, every code line we write and every interface we design is another opportunity for us to enrich our customers’ experiences.

Reporting into the Software Engineering Manager, you'll design and execute comprehensive test strategies across our microservices architecture, develop automated testing frameworks, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams to deliver world-class payment experiences.

What You'll Do:

• Own Quality across the payments platform - from transaction processing to settlement systems
• Build and maintain automated testing frameworks using C#, .NET, and modern testing tools
• Design comprehensive test strategies for complex payment flows, integrations, and microservices
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, product managers, business analyst to drive the QA process, contributing ideas and process improvement
• Champion process improvements - bring fresh ideas and drive continuous improvement in our QA practices
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and tool.

Location: In this position, you can work from home 100% from anywhere in New Zealand, provided you have full working rights.

What would make me a good candidate?

We're looking for curious and empathetic QA engineers who ask "why" and "what if" - people who dig deeper to understand not just how systems work, but how they impact end users. We value those motivated by meaningful work - knowing that your testing ensures secure, reliable transactions for businesses and their customers every day.

• 3+ years of experience in QA engineering, preferably in microservices environment.
• Strong C# and .NET proficiency with hands-on experience in testing frameworks (xUnit, NUnit, or similar)
• High level of knowledge in SQL
• Proven experience designing and implementing test strategies and automation solutions
• Agile methodology expertise and experience with Git version control.
• Adaptability and resilience - you thrive in fast-paced, constantly evolving environments.
• Alignment with our values and a collaborative, positive attitude
• Good to have experience with cloud-based technologies like Azure or AWS
• API testing expertise and performance testing experience (desirable)

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Values and Life at Xplor

Our four core values - Make life simple, Build for people, Move with purpose and Create lasting communities - are key to who we are and guide us from how we hire to how we recognise our team members.

• Make life simple
• Build for people
• Move with purpose
• Create lasting communities

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• 12 weeks gender-neutral paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary carer
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, plus regular career and growth conversations with your leader, as part of Xplor GPS
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements
• Life and Health Insurance

Ready to apply?

To start your application, please submit your resume, and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via talent@xplortechnologies.com.

More about us

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

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To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers.

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.

Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we particularly encourage speakers of Te Reo Māori or Pasifika languages to apply.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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