As an Automation QA Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks, collaborate with teams on CI/CD integration, and ensure product quality.
The company builds cutting-edge AI-driven products that automate complex workflows across industries. We're a fast-moving engineering team that values ownership, reliability, and high-quality automation. We're looking for an Automation QA Engineer who enjoys solving problems, writing clean automation code, and ensuring product quality at scale.
Role Overview
As an Automation QA Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks for front-end and back-end systems. You’ll work closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure seamless CI/CD integration and high-quality releases. This role is ideal for someone with 2–3 years of experience who has strong technical foundations, good debugging instincts, and experience testing modern web applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain automated UI and API test suites (primarily using TypeScript).
- Develop automated tests using Playwright or similar test frameworks.
- Analyze logs, network calls, and execution traces to identify failures or flaky tests.
- Collaborate with developers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
- Write and optimize SQL queries for validation of back-end data.
- Create test plans, test cases, and documentation for new and existing features.
- Identify root causes of issues and propose improvements to automation frameworks.
- Work with cross-functional teams to continuously improve QA processes.
- 2–3 years of experience in Automation QA or Software Testing.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript (primary automation language).
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium (Playwright preferred).
- Practical experience with GitHub Actions or prior experience with Jenkins CI/CD.
- Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, REST clients, or automated API frameworks).
- Solid understanding of testing methodologies, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
- Experience writing SQL queries and validating data across relational databases.
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively in a fast-moving environment.
Top Skills
Cypress
Github Actions
Jenkins
Playwright
Selenium
SQL
Typescript
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