Senior Software Test Engineer — Build & Scale Automation

Wayfaring; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayfaring in Melbourne is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to drive end-to-end test automation across UI and API layers in our AWS/CI environment. You will build robust test frameworks and collaborate closely with software engineers to ensure high-quality releases.

The role demands 5+ years in software engineering or QA, strong Playwright experience, and solid API test automation skills. A CS/SE degree is preferred and the position is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering and/or QA.
• Hands-on with Playwright or a similar tool and building test frameworks.
• Solid API test automation experience with REST/HTTP concepts.
• Comfortable working in an AWS/CI environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into solid test plans and cases across the full SDLC.
• Collaborate with software engineers to evaluate code testability and review specs.
• Design, build and maintain automated test suites covering UI and API and integration testing.
• Investigate test failures, document defects and track to resolution.
• Continuously improve and extend test automation frameworks.

Skills

Playwright

API test automation

REST/HTTP concepts

CI/CD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Git

Buildkite

Job description

Wayfaring in Melbourne is seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to drive end-to-end test automation across UI and API layers in our AWS/CI environment. You will build robust test frameworks and collaborate closely with software engineers to ensure high-quality releases.

The role demands 5+ years in software engineering or QA, strong Playwright experience, and solid API test automation skills. A CS/SE degree is preferred and the position is based in Melbourne, Australia.