Head of Software Development Engineer for Test (Cross Asset)

Join IEX, a leading equities and options exchange, as the Head of Software Development Engineer for Test (Cross Asset). In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for scaling and leading a best-in-class testing and automation program across our exchanges. You will own the end-to-end QA strategy, modernize our automation framework, and establish a robust regression environment. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, Market Operations, and Data teams to improve reliability, efficiency, and release confidence across the organization.

• Own and execute the vision for a unified, cross-asset QA and automation strategy across equities and options, leading the build-out and standardization of a scalable test harness.
• Drive the organization from a partially automated environment toward a mature, automation-first testing model, establishing and enforcing a comprehensive regression testing framework.
• Unify and scale a QA team currently split across asset classes into a cohesive, high-performing organization, mentoring and developing existing QA leads and managers.
• 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering
• Experience managing QA teams (ideally 15–30+ people), including multi-site or hybrid teams
• Direct experience supporting equities and options trading systems (experience strongly preferred)
• Strong understanding of exchange, trading platform, or market infrastructure environments
• Experience building or leading development of a test harness (in-house or third-party) at scale
• Proven track record implementing or significantly upgrading a testing automation program in a regulated, low-latency environment
• Proficiency working with Java and C-based applications; familiarity with KDB is a plus
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership — not purely a player-coach, but someone who can set direction and drive execution
• Demonstrated success driving organizations from manual or partially automated testing to robust automation and regression frameworks
• Change agent mentality — able to challenge the status quo and drive measurable improvement