QA Engineer – Automation & Playwright

QA Engineer – Automation & API TestingLocation: Permanent Remote – Pan India
Working Hours: 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM IST
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Model: Remote
Collaboration: USA-based teamsAbout the RoleWe are looking for a QA Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Playwright, TypeScript, API testing, database validation, integration/E2E testing, and CI/CD.The ideal candidate should be comfortable testing modern web applications and backend services, troubleshooting failures across frontend, backend, database, and cloud infrastructure, and building reliable automated test suites.Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated UI and API test cases using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM).
• Perform REST API testing using Postman and/or Playwright Request Client.
• Validate API status codes, response payloads, business rules, validations, authentication, and error handling.
• Analyze application failures and identify whether defects originate from the frontend, backend/API, database, or infrastructure.
• Perform database testing and data validation using SQL.
• Write and execute SQL queries against PostgreSQL and Snowflake to validate data integrity, storage, transformation, and retrieval.
• Perform integration and end-to-end testing across multiple systems and data flows.
• Validate integrations involving platforms such as Deposco, Oracle, Snowflake, and SharePoint files.
• Develop and maintain automated regression and E2E test suites.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Work with GitHub branches, pull requests, code reviews, and version control.
• Investigate test failures and application issues using AWS CloudWatch logs.
• Have a working understanding of AWS Lambda, IAM, and Terraform to support troubleshooting and infrastructure-related testing.
• Perform performance and load testing for APIs and critical application pages using tools such as JMeter.
• Analyze response times, throughput, error rates, and performance bottlenecks.
• Use monitoring/observability tools such as Datadog to investigate slow-performing services and identify potential bottlenecks.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product teams, and USA-based stakeholders to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve quality issues.

Required Technical SkillsAutomation Testing

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright
• Strong TypeScript programming skills
• UI automation and API automation
• Page Object Model / Page Objects
• Test framework design, maintenance, and optimization

API Testing

• REST API testing
• Postman and/or Playwright Request Client
• Status code and response validation
• Request/response payload validation
• Authentication and authorization testing
• Negative/error scenario testing

Database Testing

• Strong SQL skills
• PostgreSQL
• Snowflake
• Data validation and reconciliation
• Backend/database verification

Integration & E2E Testing

• End-to-end testing across multiple applications/services
• Integration testing and data-flow validation
• Experience testing systems involving APIs, databases, files, and third-party platforms
• Ability to trace data across systems and identify where failures occur

CI/CD & Version Control

• GitHub
• Branching and pull requests
• Code reviews
• GitHub Actions
• Running automated tests as part of CI/CD pipelines

AWS & Debugging

• Working knowledge of AWS Lambda
• CloudWatch Logs
• IAM fundamentals
• Basic understanding of Terraform
• Ability to troubleshoot application and infrastructure-related failures

Performance Testing

• Experience with JMeter or similar performance-testing tools
• API and web-page load testing
• Response-time and error-rate analysis
• Basic performance bottleneck identification
• Experience with Datadog or similar monitoring tools

Required Experience

• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance / Test Automation.
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright + TypeScript.
• Solid experience in API, database, integration, and E2E testing.
• Practical experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Good understanding of cloud-based applications, preferably AWS.
• Strong debugging and analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate effectively with USA-based teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience testing serverless applications and AWS Lambda-based APIs.
• Experience with data-intensive applications and ETL/data integrations.
• Experience with Snowflake data validation.
• Knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with Datadog or other observability platforms.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

What We Are Looking ForThe ideal candidate is not limited to executing predefined test cases. They should be able to:

• Think from an end-user and system perspective.
• Build and maintain reliable automation.
• Investigate failures independently.
• Trace issues across UI → API → Database → AWS → External Systems.
• Understand the difference between a frontend defect, backend defect, data issue, and infrastructure issue.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to developers and stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving overall product quality and test coverage.

Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹2,000,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Work from home

Application Question(s):

• Are you ok with work timings 4 pm to 1 am (Midnight )permanent work from Home ?
• How much notice period do you have ?
• What is your expected CTC ?

Experience:

• Playwright: 5 years (Required)
• Test automation: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote