Senior QA Automation/Manual with Playwright AND Typescript

xebiacee; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

xebiacee is seeking a hands-on SDET to improve product quality through a mix of manual testing and automated checks across UI, API, and integration layers. You will strengthen a Playwright-based testing framework, help teams catch problems earlier, and connect test results to delivery pipelines and release quality gates.

The role involves close collaboration with developers to make applications more testable and to investigate failures across software and environments.

Qualifications

• Hands-on quality engineering or SDET experience across testing layers including manual testing.
• Strong TypeScript skills and practical Playwright framework improvement experience.
• Experience automating API and integration tests and understanding contract testing.
• Experience integrating tests and reporting into Azure DevOps pipelines with Git.
• Familiarity with SQL, test data management, and troubleshooting across environments.
• Strong collaboration and coaching skills; able to mentor teammates.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain automated UI tests using Playwright and TypeScript, and contribute to the framework's improvement.
• Perform manual testing and develop coverage across application, API, and integration layers.
• Work with developers on unit and component testing, including mocks and testability practices.
• Integrate tests, reports, and quality gates into Azure DevOps pipelines; use Git and participate in code reviews.
• Manage test data and use SQL to investigate failures across tests and environments.
• Apply pragmatic judgment to test coverage, risk, and long-term maintainability; coach teammates.

Skills

SDET experience across testing layers

Manual testing

API testing

Contract testing

Team coaching

Collaboration

Tools

Playwright

TypeScript

Azure DevOps

Git

SQL

Job description

Role overview

Improve product quality through a mix of manual testing and automated checks across multiple test layers. You will strengthen a Playwright-based testing framework, help teams catch problems earlier, and connect test results to delivery pipelines and release quality gates. The role involves close collaboration with developers to make applications more testable and to investigate failures across software and environments.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain automated UI tests using Playwright and TypeScript, and contribute to the framework's improvement.
• Perform manual testing and develop coverage across application, API, and integration layers.
• Work with developers on unit and component testing, including suitable mocking, stubbing, and testability practices.
• Integrate tests, reports, and quality gates into Azure DevOps pipelines; use Git and participate in code reviews.
• Manage test data and use SQL to investigate failures across tests, applications, and environments.
• Apply pragmatic judgment to test coverage, risk, and long-term maintainability; collaborate with and coach teammates.

Requirements

• Hands-on quality engineering or SDET experience spanning multiple testing layers, including manual testing.
• Strong TypeScript skills and practical experience improving Playwright test frameworks.
• Experience automating API and integration tests, with an understanding of contract testing.
• Experience integrating tests and reporting into Azure DevOps pipelines, and confidence with Git and code review.
• Familiarity with SQL, test data, and troubleshooting across software and environments.
• Strong collaboration and coaching skills, with a practical approach to quality and risk.
• Based in the European Union and holding a valid work permit for the region.

Nice to have

Experience with .NET or React; familiarity with accessibility (including WCAG basics), performance testing, security and privacy considerations in test data, or AI/LLM tools for test generation, maintenance, and analysis.