Role overview

QA Automation Engineer

Requirements and responsibilities

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Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for web UIs and REST APIs
  • Define test strategy (unit, integration, E2E, API) and advocate for quality across the SDLC
  • Integrate tests into CI/CD and monitor stability and coverage
  • Collaborate with developers on testability, API contracts, and acceptance criteria
  • Document test approach, flake handling, and automation patterns for the team
  • Participate in team ceremonies and code review as part of our PR-based workflow

Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience with Playwright, or adjacent tools (e.g. Cypress, Selenium), for cross-browser E2E tests
  • Experience with Jest, or similar JavaScript/TypeScript test frameworks, for unit and integration testing
  • Experience with Postman (collections, environments, CI integration) and/or code-based API tests
  • Familiarity with OpenAPI and spec-driven or contract testing
  • Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and interpreting results
  • Comfort with modern testing patterns (e.g. Page Object–style, data-driven tests, parallel execution, clear reporting)
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative and proactively provide solutions
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving environment
  • Experience with JIRA or a similar ticketing system is a plus
  • Experience using AI tooling (e.g. Cursor, Copilot) to author or maintain tests is a plus
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FocusQA Automation EngineerRole area
Seniority signalMiddleCandidate level
StackCI/CD, JavaScript, RESTPrimary skills
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