Senior Test Automation Engineer (Freelance) - Wrocław

Monterail; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 207,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

Monterail in Wroclaw, Poland is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join a client-facing engineering team. You will build and maintain automated tests and contribute to QA practice improvements across the project lifecycle.

The role requires hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript, strong understanding of testing methodologies, and collaboration with developers in an Agile setting. This is a B2B freelance engagement with hourly rates and a focus on delivering robust software

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on test automation experience with modern frameworks.
• Strong Playwright and TypeScript skills demonstrated in projects.
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies: functional, regression, UAT, system integration.
• Experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Familiarity with Jira and TestRail for tracking and reporting.
• Able to communicate complex issues clearly in English within Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Write and execute automated tests for functional, regression, and integration scenarios.
• Document QA practices, procedures, and standards for the team.
• Collaborate with developers to investigate defects and drive automation best practices.
• Contribute to story planning and define acceptance criteria in Scrum ceremonies.
• Track and report software quality metrics across sprints and releases.
• Serve as escalation point for quality issues and drive resolution.
• Suggest improvements to enhance quality and user experience.
• Stay current with automation trends and bring learnings to the team.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

Test automation

QA frameworks

Jira

TestRail

Git

Agile Scrum

English

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Git

Job description

Hi,

Hi! We are Monterail. A team of ~130 developers, designers, QAs and other technology professionals building innovative software everyday. We work with clients around the globe. We've helped businesses of all sizes develop outstanding digital products.

We are currently looking for a Senior Test Automation Engineer to join one of our clients - a company operating in the luxury travel & hospitality space, managing an exclusive collection of premium properties across the Mediterranean.

Our client's engineering team builds and maintains the internal tools that power the client-matching, sales, and operations workflows behind their business. The stack is Ruby on Rails + PostgreSQL (hosted on AWS) alongside Next.js, with a trunk-based repo, CI/CD, and multiple deploys per day. This role reports to the Lead Test Automation Engineer and will be a central, hands-on position covering both manual and automated testing.

Role is based in Wrocław, Poland.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust end-to-end test automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript
• Write and execute automated test scripts covering functional, regression, and integration scenarios
• Establish and document QA practices, procedures, and standards scaled to the organisation
• Collaborate closely with developers to investigate, analyse, and resolve defects, and drive automation testing best practices
• Contribute to story planning and definition of acceptance criteria within Scrum ceremonies
• Track, analyse, and report on software quality metrics across sprints and releases
• Act as a key point of escalation for software quality issues, driving resolution across the team
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance software quality and user experience
• Keep current with industry trends and automation tooling, bringing learnings back to the team

What we are looking for

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in test automation, with strong proficiency in Playwright and TypeScript
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies: functional, regression, UAT, system integration, exploratory
• Proven track record designing and building test automation frameworks from the ground up
• Demonstrable experience leveraging AI coding agents, or genuine enthusiasm to adopt and master them quickly
• Solid knowledge of git and version control practices in a team environment
• Strong understanding of the DOM and how to write reliable, maintainable locator strategies
• Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g. Jira) and test management tools (e.g. TestRail)
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with usability and accessibility testing
• Experienced working within Agile/Scrum teams
• English proficiency
• Friendly, supportive, positive, can-do attitude

Nice to have

• Experience using Jira and writing clear developer documentation in Notion
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• A love of travel!

Contract & Rates

B2B contract, hourly rates

What do we mean by freelance?

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