SDET: Playwright Automation in TypeScript (Hybrid)

KellyMitchell Group; Newport Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

ESOP 401K

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a leading technology provider. The role focuses on building scalable automated frameworks with Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.

You will design comprehensive test strategies and collaborate across product, development and QA teams. The position offers contract work in Newport Beach, CA with hybrid onsite expectations and competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA Automation or SDET experience.
• Hands-on with Playwright and TS/JS.
• Experience building automated testing frameworks from scratch.
• Knowledge of API testing, OAuth2, JWT, and web app architecture.
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of test data management, mocking, and service virtualization.
• Strong debugging skills using logs and browser tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Build reusable testing utilities and libraries supporting authentication, API integrations, pagination, rate limiting, error handling, and other platform capabilities.
• Define and execute test strategies covering unit, integration, contract, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop comprehensive positive, negative, edge-case, and resiliency test scenarios.
• Manage test data, fixtures, environment provisioning, and synthetic datasets to ensure reliable and repeatable test execution.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, identify root causes, and collaborate with development, product, and QA teams to improve software quality.

Skills

QA Automation

Playwright

TypeScript/JavaScript

API Testing

OAuth2/JWT

CI/CD

Debugging

Test Data Management

Job description

KellyMitchell is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a leading technology provider. The role focuses on building scalable automated frameworks with Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.

You will design comprehensive test strategies and collaborate across product, development and QA teams. The position offers contract work in Newport Beach, CA with hybrid onsite expectations and competitive hourly pay.