Quality Engineer Jobs in Reston, VA (NOW HIRING)

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Title and Summary
Senior Software Quality Engineer
Overview:
Mastercard's Portfolio Intelligence team, part of the Services organization, is seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer to hold a valued role within a rapidly growing and successful firm, working closely with experienced and driven engineers to solve problems as a team.
As part of the Portfolio Intelligence team, you will bring your testing skills to drive the quality of a transformational new platform for financial institutions, leveraging large data sets and providing actionable insights. We are looking for an innovative software quality engineer who can design and execute test plans for key full-stack features and thrive in a fast-paced, agile team. The range of work you encounter varies from writing automated tests to ensuring analytical accuracy and beyond. This individual will partner closely with the New Product Development organization to deliver a solution that drives value for our customers.
Engineers work in small, flexible teams. Every team member contributes to designing, building, and testing features. We take an agile approach to software development and practice continuous integration and delivery. The range of work that a team will encounter varies from front-end web development to writing server-side calculation code to database work. We prefer no rigid organizational structures; each team uses processes that work the best for its members and projects. You will be working closely with our US teams based in Arlington, VA, New York City, NY, and Pune, India.
This is a hybrid position based in Arlington, VA, requiring three days per week onsite.
Role:
• Lead testing efforts for large, complex product features that support high-impact decision-making for global clients.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of calculations and analytics across a variety of scenarios and data conditions.
• Coordinate testing activities across major releases while supporting continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and processes to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
• Contribute to delivering an intuitive and high-quality user experience that drives value for customers.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and Customer Experience Designers to understand user needs and validate new features.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing strategies, processes, and overall team efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews, testing strategy discussions, and quality initiatives across teams.
• Continuously explore new tools and technologies to enhance quality engineering capabilities.
• Take ownership of personal development while contributing to the growth and success of the broader team.
All About You:
• Hands on experience as a Software Quality Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, or Test Automation Engineer with hands-on involvement in building and maintaining automated testing solutions.
• Strong understanding of software testing techniques including UI testing, automated testing, and test-driven development approaches.
• Experience working within Agile development environments.
• Proficiency with modern testing and development tools such as Playwright, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with unit testing frameworks (Java Spring Boot preferred).
• Strong SQL expertise, including validating data, troubleshooting issues, and supporting end-to-end testing across data systems.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL, and familiarity with Snowflake, MixPanel and/or Playwright is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand system behavior end-to-end.
• High attention to detail and the ability to follow structured testing and validation processes.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional and global teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or related field. Equivalent practical experience may also be considered.
This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship.
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Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
Arlington, Virginia: $132,000 - $212,000 USD