--- title: 'Senior Software QA Engineer at nahc.io' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-qa-engineer-nahc-io-taipei-q37eb68v36ew' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # Senior Software QA Engineer at nahc.io - **Company:** nahc.io - **Location:** Taipei, Taiwan - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/nahc/a47883b4-b5a7-4972-a3c1-a7b82b4c9bd5 ## Job description Our client is an established proprietary trading and technology firm that is expanding its engineering capabilities in Taiwan. The firm combines quantitative research, systematic and discretionary trading strategies, and long-term technology investment. Its engineering environment is highly technical and collaborative, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, risk management and continuous improvement. They are now looking for a Senior Software QA / SDET / Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of the quality engineering strategy across their trading and research technology. This is a hands-on software engineering role, rather than a traditional QA position. You’ll be responsible for designing and building automated testing frameworks, developing testing infrastructure and improving the way quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. You’ll work closely with software engineers, quantitative researchers, traders and operations teams to understand complex systems, identify areas of risk and build effective automated testing solutions. What you will do: - Designing, building and owning automated test frameworks for backend services, APIs and user-facing applications - Developing automated functional, integration and performance testing capabilities - Working closely with engineering, research, trading and operations teams to define quality requirements - Identifying weaknesses in existing test coverage and driving improvements across the development lifecycle - Promoting a shift-left approach to testing, helping engineering teams identify issues earlier in development - Participating in architecture and system-design discussions to improve testability - Validating system correctness, reliability and performance under high-throughput and low-latency conditions - Developing testing tools and infrastructure rather than simply writing or executing test cases - Contributing to engineering standards and best practices around automated testing What you will need: - 5+ years of experience in QA automation, SDET or software test engineering - Demonstrable experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch, including the underlying architecture and technical decisions - Strong programming ability in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Go or C++ - Experience using programming languages to build test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure — not simply writing test scripts - Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design and automation architecture - Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines - Previous experience within trading, fintech or financial technology, ideally involving systematic trading or other complex, data-intensive systems - Strong communication skills and the ability to work closely with software engineers and research teams Nice-to-haves: - Experience with Playwright, Pytest or similar modern automation frameworks - Performance and load testing experience using tools such as k6 or Locust - ## Experience testing low-latency, high-throughput systems - Background in systematic trading, quantitative finance or crypto/Web3 - Experience applying AI/LLMs to software testing, such as AI-assisted test generation, automated failure analysis or testing/evaluating non-deterministic AI systems - Working knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL databases - Experience testing data warehouses, data lakes or streaming/data pipelines - Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog or Grafana ## About nahc.io ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: A full-service recruitment agency providing talent acquisition and human capital solutions for startups and innovative companies across Asia. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped, no funding rounds disclosed) - **Headquarters**: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (with offices in Singapore and Taipei) - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Lawrence Chan (Co-founder & CEO), Cicely Leung (Co-founder & Head of Recruitment – Tech & Digital), Zoie Lin (Co-founder & Head of Recruitment – Commercial & Operations), Charlotte Wong (Co-founder & Head of Client Engagement & Partnerships) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Human Resources Services (Recruitment & Staffing) - **Target customers**: B2B – startups, innovative companies, and businesses undergoing transformation in Asia - **Mission/purpose**: “To empower people to make the best informed decision for their career or for their business in talent recruitment.” The company aims to change the recruitment industry by offering a non-transactional, relationship-driven experience. ## Products & Services - **Talent Acquisition**: Core recruitment services covering Sales, Marketing, Information Technology, Human Resources, Strategy & Operations, Finance, and Web3. The firm vets and shares candidate profiles quickly (48-hour turnaround) and boasts a 94% probation pass rate for placed candidates. - **Bespoke Human Capital Solutions**: Advisory services for scaling companies, including remote worker hiring and remote office setup, employer branding, HR systems/process setup, and startup hiring/scaling advisory. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (privately held) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated between $1M–$5M (per LinkedIn company data) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors identified; the firm appears to be bootstrapped. Key partnerships are not publicly listed. - **Growth Signals**: - LinkedIn followers: 1,825 (+9.2% year-over-year) - Expanding presence: active hiring for a Business Development Manager in Taipei (Taiwan) as of early 2026 - 11,000+ candidates in their talent community across APAC - However, headcount declined 22.2% YoY to 4 employees (as of latest data), indicating a lean, focused team. ## Competitive Advantages - **Relationship-first approach**: Emphasizes long-term relationships over transactional placements, building trust with both clients and candidates. - **Asia-specific expertise**: Deep understanding of the Asian startup ecosystem, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and now Taipei. - **High-quality placements**: 94% of placed candidates pass probation, and the firm provides a 48-hour profile turnaround. - **Bespoke solutions**: Offers not just recruitment but full human capital advisory (HR systems, employer branding, remote setup) – a differentiator for early-stage companies. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic expansion**: Moving into new markets like Taiwan (Taipei) while solidifying presence in Hong Kong and Singapore. - **Scaling human capital solutions**: Growing the advisory side of the business (HR systems, remote hiring, employer branding) to become a holistic partner for startups. - **Investing in people**: Committed to continuous skills training for its own team, aiming to build a talent advisory force that can provide genuine, ethical recommendations. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: “People-first” ethos with a strong emphasis on ethical conduct, transparency, and long-term relationships. The team is small (4 people), offering direct mentorship from the founders. - **Growth opportunities**: The firm “invests in our people through continuous skills training and new opportunities.” Internships are available for university students, providing hands-on experience mentored by founders. - **Work environment**: Offices in Hong Kong (Sheung Wan) and Singapore (Vision Exchange). The Taipei role is listed as on-site. Remote/hybrid policy is not explicitly stated, but the company advises on remote hiring for clients. - **Unique perk**: The company uses AI tools to support hiring (resume review, analysis) but notes that final decisions are made by humans – transparency in their own hiring process. - **Impact**: As a small team, employees can directly shape the company’s growth and have a tangible impact on candidates’ careers and clients’ businesses. ## Sources 1. [nahc.io](https://www.nahc.io/) 2. [nahc.io/about-us](https://www.nahc.io/about-us) 3. [nahc.io/join-us](https://www.nahc.io/join-us) 4. [linkedin.com/company/nahc-io](https://linkedin.com/company/nahc-io) 5. 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