Amount is the premiere digital transformation partner for financial institutions committed to the future of banking and to creating safe and personalized customer experiences that help people better manage their financial lives. Our fully integrated and flexible platform is built on years of digital lending experience, enabling digital agility within months and a full suite of end-to-end consumer, small business and embedded finance solutions that fit the way people want to bank.
Inclusion, diversity, and belonging are core to Amount's values, and we believe they are more than words, they are actions. We support our commitment to these ideas by empowering intrepid engagement and learning, increasing diverse representation, and fostering a culture where everyone can bring their full self to work without regard to differences. We look for people who embrace this culture.
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
As an Automation Engineer, your days will be focused on developing and enhancing our automation framework. You will play a crucial role in developing robust automation frameworks using Java/Python and other technologies to support our QA processes. You will collaborate closely with QA engineers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery of software products.
Team: You’ll work with a team of ~5 quality engineers.
Similar job titles: Test Automation Engineer, Software Automation Engineer, Quality Automation Engineer, Automation Test Engineer, Automation Developer, Software Development Engineer in Test
Base Salary: $99,000 - $132,000 annually
Benefits & Perks: Check them out HERE!
WHAT WE’LL TRUST YOU TO DELIVER:
- Design and develop scalable automation frameworks from scratch using Java/Python and other open-source tools
- Experience with Playwright, Cyprus, Selenium or equivalent
- Implement automated test scripts for functional and regression testing
- Integrate automated tests with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure test coverage
- Troubleshoot and debug automation failures in a timely manner
- Maintain and enhance existing automation frameworks and test suites
- Stay updated on industry best practices and new technologies to improve testing efficiency
- Be proactive in identifying areas for improvement and optimizing existing systems for performance and reliability
WHAT YOU LIKELY BRING TO THE TABLE:
- 5+ years of proven experience as a Java Developer, preferably with exposure to QA automation
- Strong proficiency in Java programming language and object-oriented concepts
- Familiarity with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web services (RESTful APIs)
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bamboo, Argo)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and communicate findings effectively
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and containerization (e.g., Docker)
- Working knowledge of database technologies (PostgreSQL)
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field preferred
- Basic understanding of financial concepts and processes is preferred
- Basic understanding of Selenium webdriver is preferred
ABOUT AMOUNT (TL;DR)
Founded: 2020
Employees: 150+
Locations: Chicago (HQ) and US Remote
Funding: Amount has raised $281M in total equity capital since inception, including most recently at a valuation of $1B. Investors include WestCap, Hanaco Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Invus Opportunities, Mastercard, and PSCU
Press: Amount Blog - Equity Raise, Business Wire, PR Newswire - Comerica, PYMNTS - PSCU, A Year in Review - Amount’s Blog, Builtin, The Financial Brand
Key Customers: TD Bank, Velera, Guaranteed Rate, American Express, Citizens, Fifth Third Bank, Bank United, FIS, Associated Bank, Comerica
Social Media: LinkedIn, Builtin, Twitter, Amount Blog
Tech Stack: Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Lattice, G Suite, Atlassian, AWS, Python, Java, Ruby, GO, node.js, Temporal, Scala, Apache NiFi, Talend, Informatica, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Pandas, Looker, Argo, Airflow Luigi, Kubernetes, C#, JavaScript (for advanced concepts), ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, Entity Framework (ORM for database interaction)
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What We Do
Amount delivers the technology that financial institutions need to build and enhance the digital experience.
Built by digital lending industry veterans, Amount helps partners go digital in months—not years. Amount empowers multi-product omnichannel retail banking experiences and a robust point-of-sale financing suite underpinned by core platform features including fraud prevention, verification, decisioning engines and account management.
Amount partners can optimize performance across product categories by tapping into various service offerings including customer acquisition, funnel and performance assessments, and risk analytics.
Amount partners can optimize performance across product categories by tapping into various service offerings including customer acquisition, funnel and performance assessments, and risk analytics.
Why Work With Us
Culture matters here: from Demo Days and Current Events Talks to our Employee Resource Groups and community involvement, we pride ourselves on the workplace environment we’ve created.
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