Senior QA Automation Engineer (Playwright)

Role overview Own the design and reliability of a browser test automation framework, working with product squads to improve confidence in releases. The role combines hands-on Playwright engineering with API and microservices testing, AI-assisted test development, and coaching across the team.

Responsibilities - Design, introduce, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript. - Test APIs and microservices alongside responsive, cross-browser web experiences. - Collaborate with analysts, developers, and stakeholders on behavior-driven testing. - Investigate intermittent failures and identify underlying causes rather than masking them with retries. - Use AI coding agents to create and maintain tests, validating their output and helping establish safe review practices. - Coach colleagues, extend coverage to mobile when needed, and explain quality risks and trade-offs to non-technical partners.

Requirements - At least five years in test automation, including two or more years using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript in production. - Strong knowledge of Playwright fixtures, locators, auto-waiting, network interception and mocking, trace debugging, and parallel execution. - Experience with responsive and mobile web testing, API automation, microservices, and HTTP or network inspection tools. - Proven ability to define automation framework architecture, plus experience with CI/CD pipelines and BDD in an Agile team. - Practical experience using AI to generate tests and evaluating whether those tests provide meaningful coverage. - Independent judgment, clear communication, and the ability to learn a product domain quickly.

Nice to have - Native iOS or Android automation, particularly with Appium and WebdriverIO; experience with other automation stacks; orchestration of AI agent workflows; performance or cloud testing; or mentoring and technical community contributions.

Benefits and work setup - Based in Portugal, with remote or hybrid options depending on location. - Professional development opportunities and international mobility; compensation and location-specific benefits are discussed during hiring.