QA Automation Engineer

Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain automated tests covering new product features and regression scenarios.
• Perform functional, integration, and regression testing to ensure application behavior meets requirements, using manual testing when appropriate.
• Identify, document, triage, and track defects from discovery through resolution.
• Help reduce the number of defects discovered by end users by strengthening QA coverage and prevention practices.
• Contribute to keeping QA activities efficient and minimizing their impact on release timelines.
• Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to accelerate test generation while critically reviewing and validating AI-generated output.
• Participate in requirements reviews and provide a QA perspective to identify potential quality risks early.
• Take increasing ownership of the quality strategy and test coverage for your assigned product squad.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Development, or a related technical role.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright or a comparable automated testing framework.
• Strong coding skills and the ability to write efficient, maintainable automated tests.
• Practical experience with API testing and test automation.
• Familiarity with issue tracking and version control tools, ideally Jira and Git.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly within remote and asynchronous teams.
• Experience creating and maintaining manual testing plans is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and an interest in developing a disciplined workflow for AI-assisted test generation.
• Experience working with SaaS products or custom-built software is preferred.
• Understanding of agile development practices and frequent release cycles.
• Awareness of QA-related DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and testing infrastructure.
• Good understanding of web application development concepts.
• Self-directed, curious, and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and a willingness to seek feedback and continuously develop.
• A quality-first mindset and genuine interest in test automation and software quality.