Software Engineer (Associate Solution Architect)

* This position is hybrid, so being located in Prague is essential * This is a long-term contract engagement ABOUT US We are a leading product development partner specializing in custom web and mobile application development. With Silicon Valley founders and top-tier European tech talent, we operate from Prague and have successfully delivered over 65 software products for early-stage startups, scaleups, and global enterprises. * Founded in 2016 * Headquartered in Prague * Built and launched 65+ products * 90+ team members * Driving product innovation for leading US companies OUR PROJECTS Here are a few from our portfolio: * Nasdaq Private Market (Series C, Finance)- nasdaqprivatemarket.com * Blackpoint Cyber (Series B, Cybersecurity) - blackpointcyber.com * OpenLoop (Series A, Healthcare) - openloophealth.com THE ROLE You’ll be responsible for implementing and maintaining the test strategy and test plans, and manually testing the product to ensure seamless e2e experiences. Beyond testing stories, you will be responsible for the overall quality of the product and will ensure that the application functions flawlessly from the users' perspective. Collaborating closely with our Tech Lead, you'll streamline workflows and help organize releases. You'll be the decision-maker, giving the green light for each release. You’ll collaborate with Engineers to clarify product functionalities and provide them with testing data. Most importantly, you’ll be a partner to the Product Manager, gaining insights into the business and project scope to determine quality assurance priorities and to set effective testing strategies. If you're highly proactive, well-organized, and passionate about quality products, this position is perfect for you! RESPONSIBILITIES * Support the Product Manager with the preparation of the product specification, user stories, business analysis, prioritization, and other project management activities to enhance the team’s velocity * Work closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to define the test strategy, plan, scenarios, and cases, and collaborate on testing requirements and activities as a core part of the business rollout strategy. * Support the engineering team with product and business knowledge and testing data * Actively participate in refinement ceremonies, providing estimations (from the QA side) and uncovering edge cases * Drive the whole QA process and testing lifecycle * Measure and report key quality metrics to the team and stakeholders * Drive the product launch checklist documentation SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS * 2+ years of experience in manual testing of web applications * Experience with Postman or a similar tool for API testing * Highly self-organized, detail-oriented, reliable team player * Professional proficiency in English * Ability to clearly communicate and efficiently coordinate the team * Experience with creating test documentation (test strategy, test plan, test scenarios, and test cases) * Strong analytical thinking and ability to uncover edge cases * Experience with defining acceptance criteria * Ability to provide clear estimations of QA work * Experience working independently on a project, as the only QA, is a plus * Experience with test automation is a plus (Typescript, Playwright or Cypress) Important Notice: OAK'S LAB communication, including interview requests and job offers, are only sent from an "@oakslab.com" or "@oaks-lab.com" email address (e.g., john@oakslab.com or john@oaks-lab.com). Any message from a different email domain is not associated with OAK'S LAB. We will never ask for payment information or banking details via email, phone, or any other communication channel during the interview process. If you receive messages using our name, domain, or brand assets in an attempt to impersonate us or act on our behalf, do not engage. Instead, report it to Econsumer.gov at https://econsumer.gov/ (if you are in the EU), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/, or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in case of investment fraud at https://www.sec.gov/tcr (if you are in the US).

At FTMO, we believe that company growth starts with people. We are a team that pushes forward together, supports one another, and celebrates shared achievements. Our environment creates space for talents to grow – individually, as a team, and across the whole company. We are building the way FTMO ships software in the age of AI, and we want you to own it. This is not a "use a bit of Copilot" role. We are making AI-first delivery the default across our IT department, and you will be the engineer who makes that real. You will own our AI development harness: the coding-agent patterns, conventions, and end-to-end loops that let agents make reliable, incremental progress across long sessions and many context windows. Think of it as building the AI software factory the whole company builds on top of. This is a hands-on senior role for someone who already ships production-grade software primarily by directing coding agents, not by hand-writing every line. You set the example, the guardrails, and the conventions that every other engineer's agents will follow. WHAT WILL BE YOUR AGENDA? * Design and own FTMO's AI development harness: initializer and coding-agent patterns, AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md conventions, progress and checkpoint files, feature lists, and end-to-end test loops. * Shape the AI-native SDLC and PDLC together with our DevEx Specialist. Map every phase to a clear delegate / review / own model, then wire the tooling (MCP integrations, eval loops, CI hooks). * Run fast proofs of concept against real codebases and workflows, then turn the ones that hold up into production-ready patterns. * Deliver production software agent-first, keeping the codebase clean and mergeable and setting the standard for agent-first delivery. * Build and harden the AI infrastructure: model access and routing, sandboxes, secrets and permissioning, observability, and cost controls for agent runs. * Raise the whole department's AI fluency through patterns, internal documentation, and hands-on pairing, and help non-engineering teams ship and govern their own apps. * Track the frontier. Evaluate new models and tooling, and bring the ones that earn their place into our stack, including reporting. WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? * You are a senior SW engineer who has shipped and owned production software across the full lifecycle. * Around a year working AI-first: delivering real, production-grade software primarily by directing coding agents. * You can show us the harness. Agent configs, AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md files, eval suites, prompts, MCP integrations, or repositories that prove how you get agents to do reliable work. * Strong general software engineering. You can read, design, and review production code in at least one major stack and reason about architecture, testing, and security. * Deep, practical fluency with agentic coding tools (Claude Code and the Claude Agent SDK, Codex, Cursor, or equivalents): context management, compaction, long-running sessions, and multi-agent patterns. * Prompt and context engineering as a daily discipline, plus a feel for evals and verification loops so agent output is measured against tests, latency, and style * Ownership and influence. You take a problem from PoC to production, leave the environment clean, and get other engineers to adopt new ways of working without needing a mandate. * English at B2 level or above. WHAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE? * Experience in fintech or another regulated, high-stakes environment. * Public contributions: open-source agent tooling, write-ups, or talks on AI-native development. * Hands-on AI infrastructure work: model routing, sandboxes, permissioning, observability, and cost control for agent runs at scale. WHY JOIN THE FTMO TEAM? * We are a Czech fintech that, since 2015, has grown from an idea into a global project. 🚀 * 300+ amazing teammates. We’re a great team who learn from each other every day.🤜🤛 * How do we work? We focus on meaningful work and open communication, while only adopting processes that make our lives easier. * Prague, Národní třída. Enjoy our modern offices at the Quadrio shopping center, offering beautiful views and excellent accessibility. * What if I don’t trade? No worries. We’ll show you what our product is all about and introduce you to the basics of trading. * Free fruit, snacks, and coffee are always within reach in the office. * How do we promote strong relationships and well-being? Company cottage, team building events, and running club. * Flexible hybrid model. We prefer collaborating in person to keep the team spirit high, but we offer the flexibility you need to stay balanced. *The benefits mentioned above apply to on-site employees in our Prague office.