Senior Software Engineer - Playwright Testing

Description :

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer QA who can design, build, and scale automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript, and who actively uses AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor to accelerate test creation, improve coverage, and optimize automation workflows.

This is a high-impact, hands-on automation role, not a manual QA position.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain Playwright automation frameworks using TypeScript

- Build scalable, reusable test automation from scratch for web applications

- Leverage AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot / Cursor) to accelerate test development and improve productivity

- Automate UI and REST API test scenarios

- Collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, and product teams

- Define test strategies, test plans, and automation coverage

- Integrate automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, etc.)

- Analyze failures, debug flaky tests, and improve test stability

- Ensure high quality and faster release cycles in cloud-hosted / SaaS environments

Mandatory Skills (Non-Negotiable) :

- Playwright automation (strong hands-on)

- TypeScript for automation scripting

- Experience using GitHub Copilot and/or Cursor for test development

- 4 - 8 years of experience in test automation engineering

- Strong experience with API automation (REST)

- Experience working in CI/CD pipelines

- Experience testing modern web applications

Good to Have / Preferred :

- BDD tools like Cucumber

- Experience with cloud platforms / SaaS testing

- Database testing experience (SQL / NoSQL)

- Knowledge of test design patterns (POM, fixtures, hooks)

- Experience reducing flaky tests and improving test reliability