QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer (Playwright, TypeScript, E2E Testing & CI/CD) – Remote

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote

Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours

Preferred Locations: LATAM, Eastern Europe, Pakistan, South Africa

About the Role

At Pavago, one of our clients — a fast-growing, product-focused technology company — is hiring a senior-level QA Automation Engineer to strengthen its test automation infrastructure and improve software quality at scale.

This is not a manual QA role.

You’ll take hands-on ownership of:

Playwright automation

TypeScript-based testing

E2E test frameworks

Regression coverage

Test stability and flaky-test reduction

CI/CD integration

AI-assisted testing workflows

You’ll work directly with frontend and backend engineers to build reliable, scalable automation that increases release confidence and catches problems before they reach production.

If you think like an engineer, enjoy solving difficult automation problems, and care about building maintainable test infrastructure, this role is a strong fit.

What You’ll Own

Test Automation & Framework Development

Build and maintain end-to-end (E2E) automated tests using:

Playwright

TypeScript

Expand automation coverage across critical:

User journeys

Product workflows

Regression scenarios

Build reusable:

Test utilities

Fixtures

Testing patterns

Automation components

Improve framework:

Maintainability

Scalability

Reliability

Execution speed

Maintain clean and sustainable automation architecture

Test Stability & Flaky-Test Reduction

Identify, troubleshoot, and eliminate flaky tests

Diagnose failures involving:

DOM interactions

Network requests

Asynchronous behavior

Timing and synchronization

Test environments

Reduce false positives and inconsistent failures

Improve regression suite reliability

Develop reliable test-data strategies

Help maintain stable testing environments

CI/CD & Release Automation

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines

Ensure automated test suites run reliably during deployment workflows

Review CI/CD test results and troubleshoot failures

Improve execution speed and feedback cycles

Support release validation and regression prevention

Increase engineering confidence in production deployments

Engineering Collaboration

Work directly with frontend and backend engineers during feature development

Collaborate on:

Testability

Regression prevention

Release readiness

Automation architecture

Participate in engineering and testing discussions

Identify quality risks before releases

Provide clear technical feedback when defects or automation issues are identified

AI-Assisted Testing & Quality Innovation

Use AI-assisted tools to improve:

Exploratory testing

Edge-case identification

Test development

Debugging

Identify opportunities to increase automation coverage and testing efficiency

Experiment with modern QA and automation workflows

Help evolve testing practices as AI-assisted engineering tools improve

Required Experience & Skills

Core Requirements

Strong proficiency in TypeScript

Hands-on experience with Playwright

Strong Cypress experience with willingness to transition to Playwright may also be considered

Proven experience building and maintaining E2E automation frameworks

Strong understanding of:

DOM interaction

Network requests

Asynchronous application behavior

Test synchronization

Flaky-test diagnosis

Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities

Experience improving automation reliability and regression coverage

Ability to work directly with software engineers in a modern product environment

Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Nice to Have

Experience building automation infrastructure from scratch

Experience with test-data management and environment strategies

B2B SaaS testing experience

Experience testing:

Multi-tenant applications

Role-based permissions

Complex user workflows

Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools and workflows

Experience in Agile or product-led engineering environments

Strong understanding of modern software development and release practices

What Makes You a Strong Fit

You think like an engineer first and tester second

You prefer automation over repetitive manual testing

You enjoy diagnosing why tests are unstable rather than simply rerunning them

You take ownership of framework quality and long-term maintainability

You understand how modern web applications behave across the DOM, network, and asynchronous workflows

You care about clean, reusable automation code

You work effectively with minimal management

You communicate clearly with frontend and backend engineers

What a Typical Day Looks Like

You might start by reviewing CI/CD test results and investigating a flaky Playwright test affecting the regression suite.

From there, you could build automated coverage for a newly released workflow, improve shared TypeScript fixtures, troubleshoot asynchronous behavior, or collaborate with an engineer on making a feature easier to test reliably.

You’ll also continuously improve test performance, framework stability, and automation coverage while experimenting with AI-assisted approaches to exploratory testing and edge-case detection.

In short: you build the automation infrastructure that keeps software releases fast, reliable, and production-ready.

Key Metrics for Success

Increased E2E automation coverage

Reduction in flaky and unreliable tests

Stable CI/CD test execution

Faster automated test execution

Improved regression detection

Increased release confidence

Reduction in production issues

Maintainable and reusable automation architecture

Strong collaboration with engineering teams

Why This Role Stands Out

Automation-first engineering role — not manual QA

Deep hands-on work with Playwright and TypeScript

Ownership over automation architecture and framework reliability

Direct collaboration with frontend and backend engineering teams

Opportunity to improve CI/CD and release quality

Exposure to AI-assisted testing workflows

High autonomy in a fast-moving product environment

Fully remote opportunity

Interview Process

Initial Application Review

Spark Hire Intro Video

Initial Screening Call with Pavago

Technical Assessment / Automation Review

Client Technical Interview

Final Interview – Culture & Ownership Fit

Offer & Onboarding

Apply Now

If you’re a QA Automation Engineer with strong Playwright, TypeScript, E2E testing, and CI/CD experience who enjoys building reliable automation infrastructure rather than relying on manual testing, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help build scalable, stable, and engineering-driven software quality systems.

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Originally posted on Himalayas