QA Automation Engineer
About the role
QA Automation Engineer
Location: Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We’re hiring a QA Automation Engineer to build, maintain, and scale automated testing systems for a fast-growing, product-focused technology company.
This is an automation-first engineering role focused on Playwright and TypeScript — not a manual QA position.
You will work directly with frontend and backend engineers to improve product quality, strengthen regression coverage, eliminate flaky tests, and ensure reliable deployments across the development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate is highly technical, ownership-driven, and experienced building scalable end-to-end automation frameworks in modern SaaS environments.
If you enjoy solving complex testing challenges, improving framework reliability, and working closely with engineering teams in fast-paced product environments, this role is for you.
What You’ll OwnEnd-to-End Test Automation
Build, maintain, and E2E automation coverage using Playwright and TypeScript
Develop scalable and maintainable automation frameworks for critical product workflows
Ensure strong regression coverage across frontend and backend systems
Write reliable, reusable, and performance-focused automated tests
Test Stability & Framework Reliability
Identify, troubleshoot, and eliminate flaky tests
Improve test execution performance and framework stability
Diagnose issues related to asynchronous behavior, DOM interactions, and network requests
Maintain stable and reliable automation environments across releases
CI/CD & Infrastructure Integration
Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing
Ensure automated tests run efficiently within deployment workflows
Maintain test data strategies and reliable test environments
Support deployment confidence through automated quality validation
Collaboration & Product Quality
Collaborate directly with frontend and backend engineers during feature development
Participate in release validation and quality planning discussions
Support engineering teams with testing strategy and automation best practices
Improve overall product reliability through proactive automation coverage
AI-Assisted Testing & Optimization
Utilize AI tools to support exploratory testing and edge-case discovery
Identify opportunities to improve automation workflows through intelligent tooling
Continuously optimize testing processes for speed, reliability, and scalability
What Makes You a Great Fit
You think like an engineer, not just a tester
You take ownership of automation systems and long-term framework stability
You enjoy solving reliability and scalability challenges
You are highly analytical and detail-oriented
You thrive in low-management, high-autonomy environments
You proactively improve systems instead of waiting for direction
Required Experience & Skills
Strong proficiency in TypeScript
Hands-on experience with Playwright
Strong Cypress background is acceptable if willing to transition to Playwright
Proven experience building and maintaining E2E automation frameworks
Deep understanding of:
DOM interaction
Network requests
Asynchronous behavior
Diagnosing flaky tests
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Preferred Experience
Experience building automation infrastructure from scratch
Strong understanding of test data management strategies
Experience testing B2B SaaS products or multi-tenant systems
Familiarity with role-based access and permissions testing
Exposure to AI-assisted testing workflows and automation tools
Experience working in fast-moving startup or product-led environments
What a Typical Day Looks Like
A QA Automation Engineer’s day revolves around improving automation reliability, expanding test coverage, and supporting engineering velocity. You will:
Develop and maintain Playwright E2E tests
Review failed tests and diagnose instability issues
Improve framework performance and regression reliability
Collaborate with engineers on feature releases and test coverage
Maintain CI/CD automation workflows and test environments
Identify edge cases and improve automation coverage using AI-assisted workflows
Continuously optimize testing systems for speed, scalability, and reliability
In short: you ensure the product ships quickly, safely, and reliably through scalable automation systems.
Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)
Stability and reliability of automation frameworks
Reduction in flaky or failing tests
Increased automated regression coverage
Faster and more reliable CI/CD testing cycles
Reduced production bugs and release issues
Test execution speed and framework performance improvements
Interview Process
Initial Screening Call (Pavago)
Technical Assessment / Automation Review
Client Technical Interview
Final Interview (Culture & Ownership Fit)
Offer & Onboarding
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