Senior QA Automation Engineer

About the Role

Join our dynamic team as a Senior QA Automation Engineer to architect and lead our quality assurance ecosystem, transitioning to an AI-augmented, high-speed automation framework.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall QA strategy, balancing automated vs. manual efforts.
• Architect and scale a robust, distributed automation framework using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript).
• Lead the automation guild, conducting code reviews and mentoring junior engineers.
• Research and implement AI-driven testing tools to increase coverage.
• Expand automation coverage across UI, API, and backend services.
• Partner with DevOps to embed automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Influence testability in the SDLC by working closely with developers and product teams.
• Lead performance testing efforts using tools like k6 or JMeter.
• Analyze production health and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using Datadog.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Expert-level proficiency in Playwright is a must.
• Good experience with Kubernetes (EKS, ECS), Docker, and AWS services.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub workflows, and infrastructure automation.
• Proven track record in performance testing and optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in analyzing logs and debugging issues using Datadog or similar observability tools.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with e-commerce and specific experience with Shopify.
• Experience or a strong vision for incorporating AI/ML into the testing lifecycle.