Web Automation Engineer — Playwright, API/UI, CI/CD

Caylent; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay in USD

100% remote work

Generous holidays and flexible PTO

Competitive phantom equity

Paid for exams and certifications

Peer bonus awards

State of the art laptop and tools

Equipment & Office Stipend

Individual professional development

Annual Learning & Development stipend

Global team and inclusive culture

Job summary

Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company delivering AI-powered cloud solutions. We are a fully remote global company with teams across the Americas and beyond.

We are seeking a skilled Web Automation Test Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation for API and UI testing using Playwright, with a focus on reliability and rapid feedback for CI/CD pipelines. You will create reusable page objects, implement API testing (REST/GraphQL), and collaborate with developers and QA to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in web automation testing.
• Strong proficiency with Playwright (Python/TypeScript) for end-to-end web testing.
• Demonstrated experience building automation frameworks from the ground up.
• Proficient in Python/TypeScript with good knowledge of software design patterns.
• Experience with API testing (REST/GraphQL) and integrating API tests with UI tests.
• Familiarity with test frameworks (pytest, unittest).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD integration and test reporting.
• Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain a scalable web automation framework for API and UI/functional testing.
• Develop test strategies, test plans, and automation suites using Playwright (Python/TypeScript) for web applications.
• Create reusable, modular page objects and components to maximize test reuse and maintainability.
• Implement API testing strategies (REST/GraphQL) integrated with UI tests where appropriate.
• Write clear, maintainable automated tests with robust assertions and meaningful reporting.
• Integrate tests with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.).
• Configure test data management, environment handling, and test environment provisioning.
• Implement parallel test execution, flaky test handling, retry strategies, and test isolation.
• Monitor test results, analyze failures, and provide timely root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and product teams to ensure quality goals are met.
• Document framework usage, coding standards, and create comprehensive onboarding guides.
• Stay current with automation tooling trends and propose improvements to testing infrastructure.

Skills

Web automation testing

CI/CD understanding

Python/TypeScript experience

Debugging and troubleshooting

Communication skills

Git version control

Tools

Playwright

REST/GraphQL

pytest/unittest

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Docker

BDD tooling (Gherkin/Cucumber/Behave)

Job description

Caylent is an AI-first cloud services company delivering AI-powered cloud solutions. We are a fully remote global company with teams across the Americas and beyond.

We are seeking a skilled Web Automation Test Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable automation for API and UI testing using Playwright, with a focus on reliability and rapid feedback for CI/CD pipelines. You will create reusable page objects, implement API testing (REST/GraphQL), and collaborate with developers and QA to