AI-Driven QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)

Klipboard group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Klipboard is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement and maintain automated Playwright tests for our web applications. The role emphasizes AI-assisted testing approaches and integration with CI/CD workflows in a hybrid work environment.

Successful candidates will collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Managers and other QA members to ensure robust test coverage, reliability, and rapid feedback on changes, while exploring emerging AI capabilities to improve testing efficiency.

Qualifications

• Practical experience developing automated web application tests using Playwright.
• Experience testing modern, dynamic web UIs.
• Understanding end-to-end, regression, and functional testing.
• Ability to create maintainable tests with robust locators and reusable components.
• Experience debugging failed tests and AI-assisted testing.
• Experience using AI coding assistants in development or test automation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and Git workflows.
• Understanding of Agile software development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated end-to-end tests using Microsoft Playwright.
• Build reliable automated test coverage for modern web applications.
• Apply risk-based testing to prioritise automation.
• Identify defects and provide feedback to engineering teams.
• Ensure tests are reliable, repeatable and suitable for CI/CD pipelines.
• Use AI coding assistants to accelerate test development.
• Generate Playwright tests from requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Review AI-generated tests for accuracy and relevance.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers and QA to understand requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices and frameworks.

Skills

Playwright automation

AI-assisted testing

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

Test automation design

Debugging flaky tests

S/W testing fundamentals

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Claude

Codex

Job description

Klipboard is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement and maintain automated Playwright tests for our web applications. The role emphasizes AI-assisted testing approaches and integration with CI/CD workflows in a hybrid work environment.

Successful candidates will collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Managers and other QA members to ensure robust test coverage, reliability, and rapid feedback on changes, while exploring emerging AI capabilities to improve testing efficiency.