About the role
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟭𝟱-𝟳𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)
Experience: 5+ yrs
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Job Type: Full-time
As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in defining and implementing quality strategies across the product lifecycle. You will work closely with engineering, product, and other cross-functional teams to design effective test approaches, build scalable automation frameworks, and ensure reliable product releases.
The role requires strong practical experience with Playwright , excellent programming capabilities, and experience testing APIs, developer-facing applications, or CLI-based products. You will also contribute to CI/CD automation, defect investigation, test coverage improvement, and continuous enhancement of QA practices.
Requirements Key Responsibilities
- Lead QA activities and contribute to the overall quality strategy for products and features
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test suites using Playwright
- Create comprehensive functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end test cases
- Test developer-facing products, APIs, CLI tools, and complex software workflows
- Develop reliable automation scripts using Java, JavaScript, Python, or TypeScript
- Build and maintain reusable automation frameworks and testing utilities
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable continuous testing
- Collaborate with developers and product teams to understand requirements and identify potential quality risks
- Perform detailed defect analysis, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation
- Work closely with engineering teams to reproduce, track, and resolve software defects
- Identify gaps in test coverage and continuously improve automation effectiveness
- Validate application functionality, usability, reliability, and overall user experience
- Participate in release planning, regression testing, and quality assessments
- Maintain test documentation, automation standards, and quality metrics
- Work effectively in an asynchronous environment and communicate progress, risks, and issues clearly
- Contribute to improvements in QA processes, tools, frameworks, and engineering best practices
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 5+ years of experience in QA, software testing, or quality engineering, including experience leading QA initiatives
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright and modern test automation practices
- Proven experience testing APIs, CLI tools, developer-facing products, or large-scale applications
- Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript, Python, or TypeScript
- Extensive experience writing, maintaining, and optimising automated test cases
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and continuous testing practices
- Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, test strategy, regression testing, and defect management
- Exceptional attention to detail and a strong focus on delivering clean, reliable user experiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to take ownership of QA initiatives and work independently while collaborating effectively with engineering and product teams
- Comfortable working in a startup or fast-paced product environment
- Experience with Node.js, Electron applications, and Git-based development workflows is an advantage
- Exposure to open-source projects or contributions is a plus
- Experience testing API clients or other developer-oriented applications will be an added advantage
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