QA - Playwright Automation Engineer

Photon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a QA Automation Engineer focused on Playwright. You will build and maintain UI automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, and integrate tests into CI pipelines to validate releases.

The role requires 5+ years in QA/test automation, strong Selenium experience with Cypress or Playwright, JUnit and Mocha, and hands-on JMeter performance testing. You will collaborate with developers and product owners to define acceptance criteria and improve

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test automation or QA engineering.
• Strong experience with Selenium and at least one of Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with JUnit and Mocha.
• Experience building CI workflows with GitHub Actions.
• Hands‑on performance testing experience with JMeter.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain UI automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.
• Write unit and integration tests with JUnit and Mocha.
• Design and run performance and load tests using JMeter.
• Integrate automated suites into GitHub Actions pipelines for continuous validation.
• Develop test plans, test data strategies, and reporting dashboards.
• Identify, triage, and report defects with clear reproduction steps; reduce flaky tests.
• Work with developers and product owners to define acceptance criteria and improve testability.

Skills

Selenium

Cypress/Playwright

JUnit/Mocha

GitHub Actions CI

JMeter

Tools

JMeter

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title: QA - Playwright Automation Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Contract: W2

About Us:

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization. Our current focus and innovation in Digital Hyper expansion TM offers nearly limitless opportunities for career growth.

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About the Role

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain UI automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.
• Write unit and integration tests with JUnit and Mocha.
• Design and run performance and load tests using JMeter.
• Integrate automated suites into GitHub Actions pipelines for continuous validation.
• Develop test plans, test data strategies, and reporting dashboards.
• Identify, triage, and report defects with clear reproduction steps; reduce flaky tests.
• Work with developers and product owners to define acceptance criteria and improve testability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test automation or QA engineering.
• Strong experience with Selenium and at least one of Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with JUnit and Mocha.
• Experience building CI workflows with GitHub Actions.
• Hands‑on performance testing experience with JMeter.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with Selenium and at least one of Cypress or Playwright.
• Experience with JUnit and Mocha.
• Experience building CI workflows with GitHub Actions.
• Hands‑on performance testing experience with JMeter.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with API testing tools and contract testing.
• Understanding of accessibility and visual regression testing.