QA Automation Engineer

We are seeking a full-time QA Automation Engineer to establish robust automation foundations and migrate existing testing infrastructure to Playwright across two products. This role involves defining a lean testing pyramid, integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure sustainable quality and coverage of critical flows. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Playwright, CI/CD automation, and familiarity with modern frontend stacks like Vitest and React, along with the ability to coach teams on best practices.

Must Have

• Audit existing testing practices and infrastructure.
• Define and implement a lean testing pyramid.
• Migrate existing Cypress E2E tests to Playwright.
• Stand up new Playwright test suites.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish smoke test gating for critical flows.
• Collaborate with developers on Vitest unit/integration tests.
• Document frameworks and train internal QA/engineers.
• Continuously expand coverage of critical flows.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright in SaaS products.
• Proficiency with CI/CD automation.
• Familiarity with Vitest, React, and modern frontend stacks.
• Comfort working with Backendless or willingness to learn.
• Ability to coach teams on testing best practices.
• Strong communicator for QA, product, and engineering needs.

Good to Have

• Experience migrating from Cypress to Playwright

Perks & Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
• 10 business days of vacation a year
• 5 National Holidays a year
• 5 Company Holidays a year (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Zipdev Day)
• Parental Leave
• Health Care Reimbursement
• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement
• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
• Payroll Deduction Purchase Plans
• Longevity Bonus
• Continuous Learning Bonus
• Access to Training and Professional Development Platforms

Description

We’re looking for a full-time QA Automation Engineer who will split time across two products to build sustainable automation foundations, migrate us to Playwright, and enable our existing QA + engineering teams to maintain quality without slowing velocity.

Responsibilities

• Audit existing testing practices and infrastructure in both products.
• Define and implement a lean testing pyramid (unit, integration, component, and E2E).
• Migrate existing Cypress E2E tests into Playwright.
• Stand up new Playwright test suites from scratch.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Vercel / other infra).
• Establish smoke test gating for critical flows (signup, login, payments, booking, etc.).
• Collaborate with developers to scaffold Vitest unit/integration tests.
• Document frameworks and train internal QA/engineers to sustain coverage.
• Continuously expand coverage of critical flows over time while ensuring maintainability.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright in real-world SaaS products.
• Experience migrating from Cypress to Playwright a strong plus.
• Proficiency with CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Vercel, or similar).
• Familiarity with Vitest, React, and modern frontend stacks.
• Comfort working with Backendless or willingness to quickly learn its runtime model.
• Ability to coach teams on testing best practices and enforce lightweight discipline.
• Strong communicator; able to bridge QA, product, and engineering needs.

Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)
• Vacation: 10 business days a year
• Holidays: 5 National Holidays a year
• Company Holidays: 5 Company Holidays a year (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Zipdev Day)
• Parental Leave
• Health Care Reimbursement
• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement
• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement
• Payroll Deduction Purchase Plans
• Longevity Bonus
• Continuous Learning Bonus
• Access to Training and Professional Development Platforms
• Did we mention it's REMOTE?!!

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