Senior QA Automation Engineer - Cypress/Playwright, Hybrid

Santévet Group; Tavertet; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Santévet Group in Barcelona seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team. You will build and maintain automation frameworks, drive testing strategies, and ensure high-quality data and coverage across front-end and back-end systems.

With 5+ years of QA automation experience and proficiency in Cypress or Playwright, you will mentor teams and contribute to a quality-driven culture. The role is based in our central Barcelona office with a hybrid in-office requirement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a QA Automation Engineer.
• Hands-on automation across E2E, integration and unit testing.
• Experience with Cypress or Playwright.
• Ability to define and implement testing strategies across teams or projects.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading QA initiatives.
• Strong passion for building a quality-driven culture.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience in mobile testing is a plus.
• ISTQB Test Automation certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to overall product quality.
• Identify, analyze, report, and track defects.
• Build and maintain test automation frameworks and tools.
• Enable teams to create and run reliable front-end and back-end tests.
• Define testing strategies and ensure high-quality test data and coverage.
• Integrate quality practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ensure continuous and optimal software performance.
• Guide teams toward better quality practices based on their context.
• Set up and maintain automated testing tools.
• Manage test data sets.
• Raise awareness about the importance of a strong quality strategy.

Skills

QA Automation

End-to-end testing

Integration testing

Unit testing

English fluency

Mentoring/leadership

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

Santévet Group in Barcelona seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our growing team. You will build and maintain automation frameworks, drive testing strategies, and ensure high-quality data and coverage across front-end and back-end systems.

With 5+ years of QA automation experience and proficiency in Cypress or Playwright, you will mentor teams and contribute to a quality-driven culture. The role is based in our central Barcelona office with a hybrid in-office requirement.