QA Automation Engineer (Playwright+JavaScript/TypeScript)

Codebase; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Codebase, a Pune-based software services company, seeks a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own end-to-end quality for our payroll platform. You will explore complex calculation logic, build an automation framework from scratch using Playwright and JavaScript/TypeScript, and ensure robust test coverage across APIs, databases, and UI flows.

You will collaborate with developers, product managers, and QA teams in an Agile setting, driving quality improvements and shipping reliable payroll software

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software QA/testing, with manual and automation testing.
• Hands-on testing of web-based applications and payroll workflows.
• Strong experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch.
• Proficient in Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Good SQL/database validation and data verification.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and create functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Manual and exploratory testing of payroll workflows, calculations, and business rules.
• Design and build a Playwright-based automation framework from scratch; develop reusable Page Objects and utilities.
• Automate critical payroll workflows and regression scenarios; troubleshoot flaky tests.
• Perform API testing and SQL validation; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Log, track, and verify defects; maintain test reports and improve coverage.

Skills

QA Automation

Playwright

JavaScript/TypeScript

API testing

SQL

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

Manual testing

Automation framework design

Tools

Postman

Allure

Selenium

Job description

Company Introduction

Codebase is a young software services company with a great pool of tech-savvy developers. We started in the spring of 2018, and have been growing aggressively. We are located in Pune, India, and serve software product companies across the globe; focusing on enterprise SaaS, eCommerce, cloud, and application development.

Codebase is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own quality end-to-end for a payroll platform - from exploratory testing of complex calculation logic to building our automation framework from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Manual & Exploratory Testing

• Analyze requirements and create functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing of payroll workflows, calculations, and business rules.
• Validate salary, deductions, taxes, bonuses, reimbursements, payslips, and payroll processing.

Automation Framework & Scripting

• Design and build a test automation framework from scratch using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Develop and maintain reusable Page Objects, utilities, test data, and automation scripts.
• Automate critical payroll workflows and regression scenarios.
• Execute and troubleshoot automated tests, including failed and flaky tests.

API, Database & CI/CD

• Perform API testing and SQL/database validation to verify data consistency.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines as part of the development workflow.

Defect Management & Reporting

• Log, track, retest, and verify defects through closure.
• Maintain test reports and continuously improve test coverage and automation quality.

Collaboration

• Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to identify risks and improve product quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Software QA/Testing, with both manual and automation testing.
• Strong experience testing web-based applications.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proven experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch.
• Experience with API testing (Postman or similar).
• Good working knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with Git and general CI/CD concepts and workflows.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Nice To Have

• Experience testing Payroll, HRMS, Finance, or Accounting applications.
• Knowledge of payroll concepts - salary structures, statutory deductions, tax calculations, bonuses, reimbursements, and compliance.
• Working knowledge of Selenium with Java.
• Experience with test reporting tools such as Allure.
• Understanding of automation framework design, architecture, and best practices.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive and eager to learn new technologies.