SeniorTestAutomationEngineer

## Accountabilities Own the end-to-end testing lifecycle by analyzing user stories, designing structured manual test cases, and translating them into scalable automated test suites. Expand, maintain, and improve the existing Playwright and TypeScript automation framework, ensuring stability, readability, and efficiency of test coverage. Convert existing manual test backlogs into automated regression tests, significantly increasing automation coverage across the product. Design and execute automated tests for GraphQL APIs, ensuring schema accuracy, data consistency, and system reliability across services. Perform detailed manual testing of web applications to validate functionality, UI/UX behavior, and edge cases prior to automation. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to ensure fast and reliable feedback for engineering teams. Review and maintain high standards for test code quality, test data management, and overall automation best practices. Requirements: 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Engineering with a strong focus on test automation. Strong proficiency in TypeScript, with the ability to write clean, maintainable, and scalable automation code. Proven hands-on experience with Playwright for UI test automation in complex web applications. Strong experience testing GraphQL APIs using relevant tools and frameworks (e.g., Playwright APIRequest or similar). Ability to design structured manual test cases from complex user stories and translate them into automation-ready scenarios. Deep understanding of web technologies including DOM structure, CSS behavior, and browser developer tools. Experience working within CI/CD environments and integrating automated testing into deployment pipelines. Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and ability to identify edge cases and system weaknesses. Comfortable working in distributed, collaborative, and fast-paced engineering environments. Nice-to-have: experience with AI-assi