Senior QA Engineer

Appfire; Województwo mazowieckie; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

26 vacation days

Wellness days

Volunteer time

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Multisport card

Home Office Allowance

Lunch card

Job summary

Appfire, a remote-first software company with 800+ employees across 28 countries, is seeking a QA automation engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated UI and API tests using Playwright and Python/TypeScript. You will work in CI/CD environments and apply AI-assisted tooling to speed up test design while upholding data-handling guidelines.

Joining Appfire means equity eligibility, generous vacation, wellness days, private healthcare, and a home office allowance to support remote work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in QA with focus on test automation as an individual contributor.
• Experience building and maintaining tests with Playwright (UI and API) and JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python.
• Daily use of AI-assisted development for QA work and critical review of AI-generated tests.
• Strong API and integration testing experience and CI/CD familiarity.
• Hands-on with test data, environments, isolation, and parallel/CI stability.
• Experience with Docker and Jira; strong testing fundamentals and agile mindset.
• Excellent English communication for distributed collaboration.
• Experience improving quality on evolving products, not just greenfield work.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated UI, API, and integration tests with Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python.
• Use AI-assisted tools to speed up test design, refactoring, and failure analysis; ensure data-handling compliance.
• Plan and execute functional, regression, smoke, and critical-path testing against acceptance criteria.
• Design test data approaches for fixtures and CI environment stability.
• Contribute to test layering and align with engineering on scope and maintainability.
• Run and maintain automated suites in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Collaborate in agile ceremonies; document scenarios and defects for fast resolution.
• Reduce flaky tests and improve test code structure using the test pyramid.
• Test REST/GraphQL APIs; validate contracts and data with SQL when needed.

Skills

Playwright

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

AI-assisted testing

APIs testing

CI/CD

Jira

GitHub Actions

Docker

Tools

Playwright

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

Jira

Job description

At Appfire, we believe that great work happens when people get to choose how they work. After 20 years of creating software that empowers teams to break silos and collaborate seamlessly, we've learned that one size does not fit all. We're a team of 800+ employees, working remotely across 28 countries. Our flagship products include: JXL, Comala Document Management, 7Pace Time Tracker, Jira Misc Workflow Extensions, and BigPicture.

Here you can read some of our customer stories: https://appfire.com/resources/resource-library/customer-stories

What you'll do:

• Design, implement, and maintain automated UI, API, and integration tests with Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python.
• Use AI-assisted tools (e.g. Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to speed up test design, refactoring, and failure analysis; always validate output and follow company data-handling guidelines.
• Plan and execute functional, regression, smoke, and critical-path testing; validate against agreed acceptance criteria and flag quality risks early.
• Design and maintain test data approaches for your area (fixtures, isolation, environments) so automated suites stay reliable in CI.
• Contribute to test layering - what to cover at API/component level vs full E2E - and align with engineering on scope and maintainability.
• Run and maintain automated suites in CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, GitLab CI, Jenkins); improve stability, reporting, and triage of failing builds.
• Partner in agile ceremonies with engineering and product; document scenarios and defects so issues are resolved quickly.
• Reduce flaky tests, improve test code structure, and apply the test pyramid and risk-based prioritization in everyday delivery.
• Test REST/GraphQL APIs, validate contracts and payloads, and verify data with SQL or equivalent when needed.

What you'll need:

• 5+ years in QA with a strong focus on test automation as an individual contributor.
• Proven experience building and maintaining tests with Playwright (UI and API) and JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python.
• Daily, practical use of AI-assisted development for QA work and the ability to critically review AI-generated tests.
• Solid API and integration testing experience (auth, mocking/stubbing, debugging across services).
• Practical experience with test data and environments for automation (isolation, fixtures, stability in parallel/CI runs).
• Hands-on CI/CD experience running automated tests in pipelines and working with Docker.
• Strong testing fundamentals (test pyramid, risk-based testing, agile, defect lifecycle) and experience with Jira or similar.
• Excellent English (written and verbal) for distributed collaboration.
• Experience raising quality on long-lived, evolving products, not only greenfield work.

What we offer:

• Contract of Employment (indefinite)
• Every Appfire team member is eligible for company equity, fostering a true sense of ownership and connection to our growth.
• 26 paid vacation days annually, regardless of tenure, Wellness Days (1 day per month, non-transferable), 24 hours of paid volunteer time to engage in meaningful activities outside of work.
• Fully covered Luxmed private healthcare plan. You can extend coverage to your partner or opt for additional upgrades tailored to your needs. Life insurance provided by UNUM and fully paid by Appfire.
• MyBenefit Platform - 150 PLN per month to spend on a Multisport card or on a variety of experiences such as shopping, restaurants, and entertainment.
• Home Office Allowance - 200 PLN net per month added to your salary to support your electricity and internet costs while working remotely.
• Lunch Card - 300 PLN monthly for groceries or dining out, available via a virtual pre-paid Pluxee card.

Market recognition

Appfire has been consistently recognized for company growth, culture, corporate social responsibility, and product excellence and has been included among the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. Best Workplaces, BuiltIn Best Places to Work, and Inc. 5000. Learn more about our accomplishments, which would not be possible without our team members, partners, and customers: https://appfire.com/awards.

Equal Employer Opportunity (EEO)

Appfire is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable law. Our commitment extends to all employment practices, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination.