We are looking for a Playwright Automation Architect / Technical Lead to join our growing team in the United States!
Location: US Remote
Position Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled
Playwright Automation Architect / Technical Lead to design and lead scalable, maintainable, and robust automation solutions across our software ecosystem.
This is a
hands-on technical leadership role requiring strong expertise in
Playwright, automation architecture, CI/CD, API and backend testing, and emerging AI-enabled quality engineering practices.
Key ResponsibilitiesAutomation Architecture & Leadership- Design, develop, and evolve Playwright-based automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
- Establish automation standards, reusable patterns, governance, and best practices.
- Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and drive continuous testing.
- Improve framework scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Evaluate and adopt modern automation tools and technologies.
AI-Enabled Quality Engineering- Leverage AI-assisted tools and techniques for test design, automation development, test-data generation, defect analysis, and coverage optimization.
- Explore capabilities such as intelligent regression selection, self-healing automation, anomaly detection, and AI-assisted defect triage.
- Ensure AI-assisted solutions are validated, maintainable, traceable, and aligned with quality and governance standards.
Hands-On Test Engineering- Remain hands-on in developing and maintaining automated tests using Playwright and TypeScript/JavaScript or similar technologies.
- Create automation from User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, technical specifications, and business requirements.
- Support exploratory, manual, API, integration, and end-to-end testing as required.
- Troubleshoot automation failures and reduce flaky or low-value tests.
API, Database & Backend Testing- Perform API, service, integration, and backend validation.
- Use SQL for database validation and test-data management.
- Validate end-to-end business workflows and system integrations.
Technical Leadership & Collaboration- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to QA/SDET and engineering teams.
- Collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, BAs, Architects, and Delivery teams.
- Promote shift-left testing, testability, quality engineering, and continuous improvement.
- Communicate automation strategy, technical decisions, and quality risks to technical and business stakeholders.
Qualifications
Must Have- 7+ years of experience in Automation Testing, SDET, Quality Engineering, or similar technical QA roles.
- Deep hands-on expertise in Playwright, including framework design, architecture, optimization, and governance.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, C#, or similar.
- Strong experience with automation architecture, CI/CD, API testing, database validation, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience applying AI-assisted tools or AI-enabled quality engineering practices.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, architectural, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to operate as a hands-on technical contributor and technical leader.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred- Data Engineering / Data Science (DE/DS) experience.
- Experience with cloud platforms and containerized environments.
- Experience with enterprise applications and distributed systems.
- Experience establishing automation standards across multiple teams.
Benefits:- Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace - we are one, we are many at QualityAI. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences.
- Local and global opportunities - we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career.
- Clear view of your career and progression with the company - QualityAI is growing massively (since Jan 2021 - added more than 2000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us.
- Work hard and play harder with our flexible and casual culture. Take a break from work and join an employee event, or enjoy the amenities and games provided from one of our Employees Centers.
- Never stop experimenting and learning with QualityAI Tech academy: 3000+ training courses, mentorship programs, technical tribes, sponsored certifications, leadership programs and much more.
- Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program's. Refer and earn - tap your network for net-worth.
- A Competitive pay, the salary range for the role is $150,000 - $160,000 (depending on the experience).
If you like what you have read, send us your resume and let's start talking!
- Intrigued to find more about us?
- Visit our website at https://www.quality-ai.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qualityaigroup
