Automation Test Engineer

Axi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Playwright experience

AI/GenAI testing

Fintech/payments domain

Cloud-based testing platforms

Job summary

Axi in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced QA Automation Engineer to design and evolve scalable automation frameworks using TypeScript, WebdriverIO, and Appium. You will build robust UI, API, regression, smoke, and end-to-end tests while driving fast feedback through CI/CD pipelines.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with product and development teams, and explore AI-powered testing approaches to reduce manual effort and raise overall automation maturity.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands-on QA automation in a product environment.
• Strong TypeScript, WebdriverIO and Appium experience.
• Proficient in programming, OOP, framework design, and debugging.
• Experience with REST API automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record building or contributing to automation frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve scalable automation frameworks using TypeScript, WebdriverIO, and Appium.
• Build robust UI, API, regression, smoke, and end-to-end automation.
• Develop reusable automation utilities to improve framework scalability, stability, and speed.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback.
• Debug automation failures and identify root causes across product, environment, or framework.
• Partner with developers, product, and QA to embed quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Contribute to test strategy, release readiness, defect triage, and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive improvements in automation maturity.
• Explore AI-powered testing and modern automation approaches to reduce manual effort.

Skills

QA automation

TypeScript & WebdriverIO

Appium

Programming & debugging

REST API automation

CI/CD

Tools

WebdriverIO

Appium

Playwright

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve scalable automation frameworks using TypeScript, WebdriverIO, and Appium.


• Build robust UI, API, regression, smoke, and end-to-end automation.


• Develop reusable automation utilities and improve framework scalability, stability, and execution speed.


• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and drive reliable, fast feedback.


• Debug automation failures and identify whether the root cause is a product defect, environment issue, or framework problem.


• Partner with developers, product, and QA teams to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.


• Contribute to test strategy, release readiness, defect triage, and automation best practices.


• Mentor junior engineers and drive improvements in overall automation maturity.


• Explore AI-powered testing and modern automation approaches to reduce manual effort.

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of hands-on QA automation / SDET experience in a product environment.


• Strong TypeScript + WebdriverIO + Appium experience.


• Strong programming, OOP, framework design, and debugging skills.


• Experience with REST API automation and CI/CD.


• Proven experience building or significantly contributing to automation frameworks.


• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Good to Have:

• Playwright experience.


• AI/GenAI-based testing or automation solutions.


• Fintech, trading, payments, or other high-transaction product experience.


• Cloud-based browser/device testing platforms.