Role:- Playwright Automation Engineer
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Playwright Automation Engineer with 3–5 years of experience in software testing and test automation. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript, along with strong knowledge of web application testing, API testing, and CI/CD integration.
You will work closely with developers, product teams, and QA engineers to improve test coverage, identify defects early, and ensure reliable releases.
Key Responsibilities
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Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI automation frameworks using Playwright.
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Develop automated test scripts using TypeScript/JavaScript for functional, regression, smoke, and end-to-end testing.
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Automate testing of modern web applications across multiple browsers using Playwright.
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Build reusable test components, fixtures, utilities, and page objects.
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Perform API testing and automation using Playwright API capabilities and/or tools such as Postman.
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Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios and automation scripts.
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Execute automated test suites, analyze failures, troubleshoot issues, and report defects with clear supporting evidence.
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Integrate automated test suites with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent platforms.
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Work closely with development teams to identify testability issues and improve overall product quality.
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Maintain test data and support testing across development, QA, staging, and production-like environments.
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Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, defect triage, and release activities.
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Continuously improve automation coverage, execution speed, stability, and maintainability.
Required Skills & Experience
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3–5 years of experience in software testing, with strong hands-on experience in test automation.
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Strong hands-on experience with Playwright automation.
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Strong programming skills in TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
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Experience designing or contributing to automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) or similar patterns.
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Good understanding of DOM, HTML, CSS, XPath, and browser-based application testing.
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Experience with API testing, REST APIs, JSON, and HTTP methods/status codes.
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Experience with cross-browser and end-to-end testing.
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Hands-on experience with Git and source-control workflows.
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Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
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Strong understanding of testing concepts, including functional, regression, integration, smoke, and exploratory testing.
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Experience with defect tracking and Agile tools such as Jira or equivalent.
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Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Skills
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Experience with Playwright Test Runner, fixtures, hooks, assertions, tracing, screenshots, videos, and reporting.
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Experience with parallel execution and optimizing automation suites for faster execution.
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Knowledge of database validation and SQL.
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Experience testing applications built using React, Angular, or similar modern web frameworks.
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Familiarity with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
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Experience with test reporting solutions such as Allure or equivalent.
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Understanding of accessibility, performance, and security testing concepts is an advantage.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
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Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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Ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional Agile teams.
