Senior Test Automation Engineer - Wrocław

Monterail; Wrocław; On-site; PLN 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Monterail is seeking a Senior Test Automation Engineer in Wroclaw, Poland. You will join a client project in luxury travel and hospitality, building and maintaining internal tools that power matching, sales, and operations behind a leading brand.

You'll design end-to-end test automation using Playwright and TypeScript, collaborate with developers, and lead QA practices within an Agile team. The role is based in Wroclaw with a B2B contract and hourly rates.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in test automation.
• Strong proficiency in Playwright and TypeScript.
• Understanding of functional, regression, UAT, system integration, and exploratory testing.
• Experience designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Familiarity with AI coding agents or willingness to adapt quickly.
• Knowledge of Git and version control in a team.
• Solid understanding of DOM and reliable locator strategies.
• Experience with defect tracking tools (Jira) and test management tools (TestRail).
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to both tech and non-tech audiences.
• Experience in usability and accessibility testing.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• English proficiency.
• Friendly, supportive attitude.

Responsibilities

• 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 with developers to investigate, analyse, and resolve defects and drive automation testing best practices.
• Contribute to story planning and acceptance criteria within Scrum ceremonies.
• Track, analyse, and report on software quality metrics across sprints and releases.
• Act as a key escalation point for software quality issues and drive resolution.
• Recommend and implement improvements to enhance software quality and user experience.
• Keep current with industry trends and automation tooling and share learnings with the team.

Skills

Test automation

Agile/Scrum

QA mindset

English proficiency

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

Git

Jira

TestRail

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

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