QA Automation Engineer

CodeChavo; India; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeChavo in India seeks a QA Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation using Playwright. You will own UI, API, and end-to-end testing, and align with product goals.

You will integrate tests with CI/CD pipelines, troubleshoot failures, and collaborate with developers and Scrum teams to ensure release readiness.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in QA and test automation.
• Hands-on Playwright experience.
• Strong UI and end-to-end testing understanding.
• Experience with API testing and automation.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, authentication, webhooks and async flows.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI).
• SQL knowledge and backend validation.
• Experience with logs, traces and observability.
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks.
• Strong test planning, execution and defect management.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Selenium/Cypress experience (Good to Have).
• AI/LLM testing exposure (Good to Have).
• Performance testing experience (Good to Have).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright.
• Build and enhance scalable automation frameworks.
• Perform UI, API and end-to-end testing.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Debug and report defects with clear technical details.
• Perform backend validation using APIs and SQL.
• Collaborate with developers and product teams.
• Own automation quality and release readiness.

Skills

QA & Automation

Playwright

UI & E2E Testing

API Testing

REST APIs & Auth

CI/CD Tooling

SQL & Backend Validation

Observability

Automation Frameworks

Test Planning & Defect Mgmt

Agile/Scrum

Selenium

Cypress

AI/LLM Testing

Performance Testing

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

Notice Period: Immediate joiners preferred

Must-Have Skills

• 4+ years of experience in QA / Test Automation
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright
• Strong understanding of UI and End-to-End Testing
• Experience with API testing and automation
• Knowledge of REST APIs, authentication, webhooks and asynchronous flows
• Experience with CI/CD – Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
• Good knowledge of SQL and backend validation
• Experience with logs, traces and observability
• Experience in building and maintaining automation frameworks
• Strong understanding of test planning, execution and defect management
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Good to Have

• Selenium / Cypress experience
• AI/LLM testing exposure
• Performance testing experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright
• Build and enhance scalable automation frameworks
• Perform UI, API and end-to-end testing
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines
• Debug and report defects with clear technical details
• Perform backend validation using APIs and SQL
• Collaborate with developers and product teams
• Own automation quality and release readiness