Chicago-based Playwright QA Automation Engineer

Robotics Technologies LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

Robotics Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a QA Automation Engineer for a 10-month contract. You will build end-to-end UI automation across browsers using Playwright, implement API testing, and create robust test utilities. Strong knowledge of CI/CD, Git, and SQL is required.

The role emphasizes architecture of automation frameworks, resilient locators, and reliable test data management in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 3–6 years of hands-on test automation experience, incl. 2+ years with Playwright.
• Experience architecting automation frameworks from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end UI automation suites across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.
• Write resilient locators using Playwright with role-based strategies.
• Build reusable fixtures and test utilities; manage authentication state.
• Implement API test automation using Playwright or REST tools.
• Implement network interception/mocking to isolate UI from dependencies.

Skills

Playwright

UI automation

API testing

CI/CD

Git & code review

SQL

Debugging

Agile/Scrum

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Playwright

Postman

REST Assured

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Robotics Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a QA Automation Engineer for a 10-month contract. You will build end-to-end UI automation across browsers using Playwright, implement API testing, and create robust test utilities. Strong knowledge of CI/CD, Git, and SQL is required.

The role emphasizes architecture of automation frameworks, resilient locators, and reliable test data management in an Agile environment.