Senior QA Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automated test frameworks using Playwright and related tools.
  
• Leading test automation strategy and ensuring alignment with overall QA and development goals.
  
• Conducting comprehensive functional, regression, and integration testing across application modules.
  
• Ensuring UI consistency and usability by validating visual design, accessibility, and user experience standards.
  
• Analyzing backend processes, validating SQL data integrity, and troubleshooting data-related issues.
  
• Managing and optimizing testing environments using Docker Compose and CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Reviewing code and test implementations to ensure best practices and maintainability.
  
• Testing REST and GraphQL APIs for performance, reliability, and compliance with specifications.
  
• Documenting and maintaining detailed test plans, test cases, and reports on test results and coverage.
  
• Mentoring junior QA engineers, providing guidance in test automation, analysis, and debugging.
  
• Identifying process improvements, proposing test strategy enhancements, and driving automation efficiency.
  
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.
  

What we are looking for:

Base requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing with TypeScript/JavaScript.
  
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL, ability to design and optimize complex queries and data validation scripts.
  
• Extensive experience with Playwright, including building scalable and maintainable test frameworks from scratch.
  
• Strong understanding and application of OOP principles in test automation architecture.
  
• Proficient with Git and branching strategies for collaborative test development.
  
• English – upper-intermediate or higher (ability to participate in technical discussions and documentation).
  

Technology stack and tooling:

• Deep familiarity with Docker Compose, including the ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot multi-service testing environments.
  
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI) — capable of integrating automated tests into deployment pipelines.
  
• Advanced API testing (REST/GraphQL) — designing API tests, validating authentication flows, and building reusable API test utilities.
  
• Strong experience with SQL and ORM tools (e.g., Prisma) — validating data integrity across multiple services and environments.
  

Optional but highly valued expertise:

• UI/UX evaluation skills — ability to identify usability, accessibility, and design inconsistencies.
  
• Confident reading and understanding of frontend TypeScript code, with the ability to identify potential weak points for automation.
  
• Working knowledge of Java — enough to analyze backend logic, logs, and integration points.
  
• Experience with Selenium or similar tools, understanding different automation strategies and frameworks.
  
• Advanced log analysis and debugging — capability to isolate and diagnose complex issues in distributed systems.
  
• Understanding of security aspects (token validation, authentication flows, access control).
  
• Experience testing financial or high-risk transactional applications.
  

Other skills:

• Proactive in identifying coverage gaps, suggesting improvements to automation scope and process.
  
• Strong communication skills, capable of mentoring junior QA engineers and collaborating effectively with developers and product owners.
  
• Ability to design and enforce QA best practices — code reviews, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Eagerness to learn new tools, frameworks, and testing paradigms — staying ahead of modern QA trends.
  
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and contributing to postmortem reviews.
  
• Leadership mindset — capable of owning the entire testing process from strategy to execution and reporting.