Senior Playwright Test Automation Engineer
Location: Remote Technical Level: Senior Job Category: Testing
We are seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer with exceptional expertise in Playwright to lead our test automation efforts. The ideal candidate will be a specialist in Playwright framework implementation with deep understanding of test automation principles and practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement robust test automation frameworks using Playwright
- Design and maintain scalable, reliable automated test suites
- Implement advanced Playwright features like API testing, visual comparisons, and network interception
- Set up and maintain test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
- Debug and resolve complex test automation challenges
- Continuously improve test reliability, performance, and maintainability
- Write clear bug reports and maintain comprehensive test cases.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of software testing experience, with at least 5 years focused on test automation
- Deep expertise in Playwright test automation framework
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js skills
- Extensive experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, DOM)
- Proven track record of building and maintaining large-scale test automation frameworks
- Strong understanding of testing principles and best practices
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI or similar)
- Expert-level debugging and problem-solving skills
Technical Skills
Core Skills (Must-Have)
- Playwright: Advanced implementation of all core features
- Cross-browser testing capabilities
- Page Object Model implementation
- Network request handling and mocking
- Test parallelization and sharding
- Visual testing
- API testing
- Mobile viewport testing
- Authentication handling
- Custom test fixtures
Languages/Environment
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Node.js
- HTML/CSS/DOM
Infrastructure
- Git version control
- GitLab CI (or similar CI/CD tools)
- Test reporting and analytics
Technical Expertise Areas
- Advanced selector strategies
- Test data management
- Test environment configuration
- Performance optimization
- Error handling and recovery
- Custom test helpers and utilities
- Test suite organization
- Configuration management
- Cross-browser testing strategies
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge test automation tools
- Professional development opportunities
- 100% remote position
- Collaborative team environment
- Global customer base