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Web Automation Test Engineer
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Role overview Build and improve automated testing for web applications, covering both user-facing functionality and APIs. The role focuses on reliable, maintainable test frameworks that give delivery teams fast feedback through continuous integration, in close collaboration with developers, QA specialists, and product teams.
Responsibilities - Design and maintain a reusable automation framework for browser-based and API testing. - Develop test plans and suites with Playwright and Python or TypeScript, using modular page objects and components. - Test REST and GraphQL services, connecting API checks with UI workflows where useful. - Integrate test execution and reporting into CI/CD pipelines; configure environments, test data, and parallel runs. - Investigate failures, address flaky tests, and share root-cause findings with delivery teams. - Document framework conventions and onboarding guidance, and recommend improvements to the testing approach.
Requirements - At least three years of hands-on web automation testing experience. - Strong Playwright skills with Python or TypeScript, including experience creating a framework from the ground up. - Familiarity with software design patterns and test frameworks such as pytest or unittest. - Experience testing REST or GraphQL APIs and integrating automated checks with UI tests. - Knowledge of Git, CI/CD integration, and test reporting. - Strong debugging, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have - Experience with Jira test management, BDD practices or tools, performance testing, Docker, cloud test environments, browser farms, or data-driven testing. - Familiarity with Agile or Scrum teams.
Benefits and work setup - Fully remote role with full-time availability during UK business hours required. - Pay in USD, flexible paid time off, and holidays. - Professional development support, including paid certifications, learning funds, and individual development plans. - Equipment and office stipends, peer awards, and phantom equity.