Senior Test Engineer

Straive; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Straive is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer in Mumbai to lead the development of scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright with Python. You will implement robust automation strategies, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and drive API testing efforts to ensure high-quality software releases.

The role requires strong Python skills (3.x), good knowledge of OOP, data structures, and async programming, plus hands-on experience with pytest and related tooling.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in software development testing, with at least 5 years in test automation.
• Hands-on experience in Playwright is a MUST.
• Proven track record in developing scalable automation test frameworks from scratch using Playwright with Python.
• Strong proficiency in Python (3.x) including OOP concepts, data structures, exception handling, and asyncio.
• Hands-on experience with Python test runners, pytest (along with pytest-playwright, pytest-xdist for parallel execution, and pytest-html/Allure for reporting).
• Secondary proficiency in Core Java programming and TestNG framework is desirable.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI).
• Solid understanding of Web Services and API automation using Playwright’s APIRequestContext or Python requests.
• Experience with open-source tools for test case management, defect tracking (Jira), and API testing (Postman, SoapUI).
• Experience conducting code reviews, architectural reviews, and effort estimations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

Python

Asyncio

Data structures

OOP concepts

Exception handling

Education

B.E. / B.Tech / B.C.S. or equivalent degree in Computer Science/IT

Motivation and problem-solving skills

Tools

Playwright

pytest

pytest-xdist

pytest-html

Allure

Java

TestNG

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Python Requests

Postman

SoapUI

Jira

Playwright APIRequestContext

Job description

• 5 to 8 years of experience in software development testing, with at least 5 years dedicated to test automation.
• Hands‑on experience in Playwright is a MUST.
• Proven track record in developing scalable automation test frameworks from scratch using Playwright with Python.
• Strong proficiency in Python (3.x), including OOP concepts, data structures, exception handling, and asynchronous programming (asyncio).
• Hands‑on experience with Python test runners, primarily pytest (along with pytest-playwright, pytest-xdist for parallel execution, and pytest-html/Allure for reporting).
• Secondary proficiency in Core Java programming and TestNG framework is desirable.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI).
• Solid understanding of Web Services and API automation using Playwright’s APIRequestContext or Python requests.
• Experience with open-source tools for test case management, defect tracking (Jira), and API testing (Postman, SoapUI).
• Experience conducting code reviews, architectural reviews, and effort estimations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• B.E. / B.Tech / B.C.S. or equivalent degree in Computer Science, IT, or related fields.
• Highly motivated self‑starter with strong organization, time‑management, and problem‑solving skills.

Strong presentation, facilitation, and negotiation capabilities.