Manual QA Engineer (Backend)

Company: Salmon

Location: Manila, Philippines

Remote work is possible, preferred time zones GMT+4 to GMT+8

Hi, we’re Salmon 🚀

Salmon is a next-generation fintech company founded by Pavel Fedorov, George Chesakov, and Raffy Montemayor – visionary leaders with decades of experience in global finance, banking, and technology. Our mission is bold yet simple: to reshape the banking landscape in the Philippines and prove that people deserve better financial services.

Today, Salmon is not only a fast-growing technology company but also a bank with more than 60 years of heritage. In 2024, we acquired the Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), Inc. and transformed it into Salmon Bank (Rural Bank) Inc.

We are supported by world-class investors, including the International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank Group) and ADQ/Lunate, the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi. More than 1 million Filipinos already trust Salmon. We give people access to a growing suite of credit and savings products. This isn’t all, and it’s just the beginning – we are continuously expanding our offerings with a clear ambition to become a true financial super app for millions more.

Why join Salmon?

• Exponential growth: in 2025, our deposits, loans, and net income more than doubled.
• Loved by users: our app is rated 4.8★, and 92% of users recommend Salmon to friends and family.
• Top-tier team: work alongside experts from fintech, banking, startups, and global companies.
• Innovation at the core: we live where finance meets technology, with bold ideas shaping the future every day.

At Salmon, we believe in accessibility, innovation, and bold ideas. If you want to solve meaningful problems, build products that change lives, and be part of a company growing like a rocket – this is your place.

Your future tasks:

• Manual testing of a REST-based microservice architecture, primarily:
• New Feature Testing for new card-related functionality
• Regression testing during releases and infrastructure migrations
• Writing test cases, checklists, and documenting test results
• Collaborating with developers, product managers, and analysts based on test outcomes
• Collecting and analyzing QA metrics
• Opportunity to grow into AQA: automation of card and payment flow testing (API-level)

What we expect from candidate:

• Confident use of Postman (or similar tools)
• Basic ability to read code (Java / JS / Kotlin)
• Experience with PostgreSQL: writing queries, validating stored data and entity relations
• Experience with Kafka: validating event delivery, analyzing topics, contract/schema validation
• Understanding of core card processing concepts: authorization, hold, chargeback

Nice to have:

• Experience testing financial products (cards/payments/transaction systems)
• Experience with load or automated testing
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), and reporting tools like Allure

What we create

• Modern banking services for millions of Filipinos
• Cutting-edge solutions based on the best world practices and AI implementation
• Licensed neobank aiming to be a unicorn and leading fintech in the fast-growing region of Southeast Asia
• A business capable of raising over $200MM from the ADQ (the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi), World Bank Group and other investors despite the challenging market
• An environment that allows you to launch new products in 3-4 months
• A basis for expanding into new markets all over the world

What we offer

• Passionate international team spanning the globe
• Rapid professional growth. Merit (and merit only) rules the day
• Reward for performance and long-term success of Salmon
• Fast track to grow internationally
• New office in Manila, Philippines
• Relocation support for eligible candidates
• Remote and hybrid options
• Medical insurance, health and wellness benefits
• Program of events and activities both online and in person