UI Automation Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Automation Engineer Playwright with TypeScript

Experience

5 – 15 Years

Location

Bangalore / Chennai / Mumbai / Pune

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Engineer with strong expertise in Playwright and TypeScript to design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for web and API testing. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in UI and API automation, CI/CD integration, and modern software testing practices within Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and backend applications.
• Build scalable, reusable, and maintainable test automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript.
• Develop and execute automated UI and API test suites.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and QA teams to understand requirements and define testing strategies.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines and ensure continuous quality validation.
• Perform root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams for resolution.
• Create and maintain test data, test environments, and supporting documentation.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to automation framework enhancements.
• Monitor test execution results, quality metrics, and application stability.
• Support manual and exploratory testing activities when required.
• Advocate shift-left testing practices and contribute to quality engineering initiatives.

Mandatory Skills

Automation Testing

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Expertise in UI Automation Testing.
• Experience in API Automation Testing.
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks.

Programming

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
• Good understanding of JavaScript fundamentals.
• Experience with object-oriented programming and design principles.

Testing & Quality Engineering

• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with test strategy creation and automation planning.

CI/CD & DevOps

• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or equivalent.
• Version control experience using Git.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with REST API testing tools and frameworks.
• Knowledge of performance and security testing concepts.
• Experience with cloud-based testing environments.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized test execution.
• Exposure to BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.
• Passion for quality engineering and automation excellence.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional Agile teams.
• Strong focus on maintainable and scalable automation solutions.

Mandatory Screening Criteria

• Minimum 5 years of automation testing experience.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright and TypeScript.
• Strong experience in both UI and API automation.
• Experience with CI/CD implementation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Preferred candidate profile