Software Engineer – QA

Job Description:

Building trusted markets — powered by our people 

At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. 

 

We’re building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.

Location Overview

Cboe Global Markets operates a key office in the Overland Park Xchange (OPx), located in Overland Park, Kansas, a bustling suburb of Kansas City. The OPx business park is strategically positioned to provide convenient access to the Kansas City metropolitan area, offering modern infrastructure and a collaborative environment ideal for the financial services and technology industries. This location benefits from proximity to major highways, making it easily accessible for employees

The OPx site provides a balance of high-quality office space, advanced facilities, and an environment conducive to productivity and growth.

Role Overview

We develop, automate and support continuously running tests for our real-time systems. We’re looking for hard-core Python programmers who enjoy developing testing tools and automated tests. If you’ve built testing frameworks from scratch, we want to talk to you! Our team combines the best practices of DevOps and QA to enable frequent and fast delivery of high-quality software. We care deeply about system reliability, testability, recoverability, and fault tolerance.

In addition, as a senior member of the Cboe QA team, you’ll bring your industry experience in QA/testing to help us modernize our QA automation. Specifically, we’re looking for someone who has direct industry experience with modern AI tools and techniques and can help us develop and enhance our QA processes within an AI-centric software development lifecycle. You steer. Let agents execute.

Our QA engineers have a strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, programming, and software engineering. We are analytical thinkers. We are always developing and improving our craft. If it’s broken, we fix it. If it needs refactoring, we refactor it. If it’s hard to test, we make it testable. We love automation. We ship code weekly.  We’re looking for like-minded individuals to join us.

What You'll Do

• Estimate, plan, and lead testing efforts

• Translate testing requirements into automated regression tests for our Exchange platforms

• Review code, guide newer team members

• Contribute to new tool designs and testing techniques

• Apply modern AI techniques to QA activities within the Software Development Life Cycle

• Become familiar with our supported asset classes such as equities, options, futures, and indices

• Learn trading concepts and apply this knowledge to develop a wide variety of test scenarios

What You Bring:

AI and Automation

• Demonstrable experience with implementing an AI-centric SDLC in the QA space

• Practical experience with tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or similar

• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks — LangChain, AutoGen, or equivalents

• A builder's instinct: you see where AI can remove friction and you act on it

Core Engineering Skills

• Three to five years of QA experience, with recent and demonstrable experience coding and enhancing test frameworks and creating automated test cases

• One to three years of experience planning, organizing, and leading test efforts or testing teams

• Strong Python programming chops

• Solid Linux skills

Supporting Technical Skills

• Databases: PostgreSQL (preferred), MySQL or Oracle; working SQL proficiency required

• Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence)

• Experience with Git-based version control

• CI/CD tooling experience, including Jenkins

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience

You'll Really Stand Out With

• Experience in financial markets with working knowledge of order entry or market data protocols

Benefits and Perks of working for Cboe Global Markets

We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement 

• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days  

• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services 

• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire 

• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan  

• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation 

• Employee referral bonus program  

• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities  

Some of our associates’ favorite benefits and perks include: 

• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office 

• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities 

• Generous charitable giving company match 

• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits  

• On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers 

More About Cboe Global Markets

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people.  Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed.  

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes. 

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status. We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.  

#LI-AB

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)

At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $93,500-$121,000, with actual compensation determined by job‑related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.

This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.

Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE.​

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.