QA Automation Engineer - Playwright & AI-Driven Testing

Applaudo; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Applaudo is seeking a hands-on QA Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable Playwright test suites while closely aligning with product goals and user needs.

You will balance automation development with functional testing, contribute to test strategy, and collaborate with developers, tech leads, and QA teams. Strong ownership and continuous improvement are expected, with the ability to work in US Eastern Time business hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites using Playwright.
• Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Knowledge of Page Object Model (POM), stable selectors, flaky test management, and test data strategies.
• Experience performing functional, exploratory, and regression testing of web applications.
• Experience with version control and code review workflows (GitHub, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Strong analytical thinking and communication skills; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform exploratory testing to understand application functionality and critical user workflows before automation.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable Playwright test suites using POM and automation best practices.
• Develop automated regression and core workflow tests based on documented cases and automation strategy.
• Create reusable test components and maintain reliable automation structures with good selectors and test data management.
• Integrate automated tests into existing CI/CD workflows to support continuous quality validation.
• Execute functional, exploratory, and regression testing for new features, bugs, and changes as needed.
• Identify coverage gaps and quality risks, communicating findings to QA leadership.
• Collaborate with Developers, Tech Leads, and QA team members to clarify requirements and improve testability.
• Prioritize testing efforts based on user impact and business risk.
• Review and improve automation code for readability and long-term reliability.
• Use AI-assisted testing tools judiciously and validate generated tests.

Skills

QA Automation

Playwright

JavaScript/TypeScript

Test design

Exploratory testing

Regression testing

CI/CD integration

Azure DevOps

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Azure Pipelines

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Applaudo is seeking a hands-on QA Automation Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable Playwright test suites while closely aligning with product goals and user needs.

You will balance automation development with functional testing, contribute to test strategy, and collaborate with developers, tech leads, and QA teams. Strong ownership and continuous improvement are expected, with the ability to work in US Eastern Time business hours.