Remote Backend SDET: TypeScript/Playwright + Java/Kotlin

Upwork; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Upwork is seeking a hands-on backend engineer with a strong focus on test engineering and automation. The role centers on building robust automated testing using TypeScript and Playwright, with opportunities to contribute to production backend work in Java or Kotlin.

You will work across test frameworks, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines, writing clear test cases, debugging issues, and improving overall product quality. This contract favors engineers who blend production coding with testing.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend engineering experience.
• Strong test engineering and automation background.
• Hands-on backend services with Java or Kotlin.
• Advanced TypeScript skills.
• Hands-on Playwright experience for test frameworks.
• Experience writing functional, integration, and API tests.
• Clear, maintainable test case authoring.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated test execution.
• Able to contribute production code beyond tests.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve automated test frameworks using TypeScript and Playwright.
• Develop functional, integration, and API tests for backend services and workflows.
• Create clear, comprehensive, and maintainable test cases.
• Debug test failures, application issues, and backend behavior to identify root causes.
• Support automated test execution through CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute independently to production backend code using Java or Kotlin.
• Apply software and test engineering practices to improve product quality.

Skills

Backend engineering

Test engineering

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript

Playwright

API testing

CI/CD

Tools

Playwright

Java

Kotlin

TypeScript

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Upwork is seeking a hands-on backend engineer with a strong focus on test engineering and automation. The role centers on building robust automated testing using TypeScript and Playwright, with opportunities to contribute to production backend work in Java or Kotlin.

You will work across test frameworks, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines, writing clear test cases, debugging issues, and improving overall product quality. This contract favors engineers who blend production coding with testing.