Staff Engineer, Playwright with TypeScript

Nagarro1; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro1 in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to drive quality through Playwright with TypeScript and Cypress. This role requires hands-on manual and automation testing across web apps, API validation (GraphQL), and accessibility testing within an Agile team.

Responsibilities include designing test plans, building frameworks, and collaborating with product, development, and management to ensure delivery of high-quality software.

Qualifications

• Total experience 5+ years in QA and test automation.
• Strong experience in manual testing and web automation testing.
• Expertise in Playwright with TypeScript and good Cypress knowledge.
• Agile QA methods in Scrum/Kanban environments.
• Hands-on in test planning, strategy, design, execution and defect mgmt.
• Experience deriving test cases from acceptance criteria and user stories.
• Strong test-case organization, execution tracking, and reporting.
• Coding in JavaScript/TypeScript for test automation.
• API testing including HTTP, GraphQL; debugging via browser tools.
• Accessibility testing with JAWS or similar tools.
• JIRA and Confluence for test documentation and defect tracking.
• Good understanding of TDD and quality engineering best practices.
• Collaborating with PMs, developers, and managers to ensure quality.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective test strategies.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript .
• Perform comprehensive manual and automation testing for web applications to ensure product quality.
• Create and execute detailed test plans, test strategies, test cases, and test scenarios based on business requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, and Engineering teams throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
• Review user stories, interpret acceptance criteria, and develop comprehensive test coverage.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Automate web application test cases using Playwright and contribute to Cypress automation where applicable.
• Validate HTTP requests, responses, status codes, exceptions, and GraphQL APIs.
• Execute accessibility testing using JAWS and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
• Utilize Browser Developer Tools to troubleshoot application issues and support defect analysis.
• Track, report, and manage defects using JIRA while maintaining test documentation in Confluence.
• Define, monitor, and improve quality metrics to ensure high product quality.
• Work closely with engineering teams to identify quality risks early and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes, automation frameworks, and testing best practices.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery through effective collaboration, continuous testing, and quality engineering practices.

Skills

Manual Testing

Web Automation Testing

Playwright with TypeScript

Cypress

Agile QA

Test Planning

Test Strategy

Test Design

Test Execution

Defect Management

JavaScript/TypeScript

API Testing

GraphQL

Accessibility Testing

Quality engineering

Stakeholder management

Business requirements understanding

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Cypress

JIRA

Confluence

Browser Developer Tools

Job description

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total experience: 5.5+ years.
• Strong experience in Manual Testing and Web Automation Testing.
• Must-have expertise in Playwright with TypeScript.
• Good-to-have experience with Cypress automation framework.
• Strong understanding of Agile QA methodologies and experience working in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) environments.
• Hands-on experience in Test Planning, Test Strategy, Test Design, Test Execution, and Defect Management.
• Experience in interpreting acceptance criteria and writing effective test cases for user stories.
• Strong experience in test case organization, execution tracking, and reporting.
• Hands-on coding experience using JavaScript/TypeScript for test automation.
• Experience validating HTTP requests/responses, response codes, exception handling, and API testing.
• Experience testing GraphQL APIs.
• Hands-on experience using Browser Developer Tools for debugging and validation.
• Experience with Accessibility Testing using JAWS or similar accessibility tools.
• Strong working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence.
• Good understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and quality engineering best practices.
• Experience collaborating closely with Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Engineering Managers.
• Ability to understand business requirements from a customer perspective and translate them into effective test strategies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript .
• Perform comprehensive manual and automation testing for web applications to ensure product quality.
• Create and execute detailed test plans, test strategies, test cases, and test scenarios based on business requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Developers, and Engineering teams throughout the Agile development lifecycle.
• Review user stories, interpret acceptance criteria, and develop comprehensive test coverage.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Automate web application test cases using Playwright and contribute to Cypress automation where applicable.
• Validate HTTP requests, responses, status codes, exceptions, and GraphQL APIs.
• Execute accessibility testing using JAWS and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
• Utilize Browser Developer Tools to troubleshoot application issues and support defect analysis.
• Track, report, and manage defects using JIRA while maintaining test documentation in Confluence.
• Define, monitor, and improve quality metrics to ensure high product quality.
• Work closely with engineering teams to identify quality risks early and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes, automation frameworks, and testing best practices.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery through effective collaboration, continuous testing, and quality engineering practices.