7+ years of experience in SDET, QA Automation Engineer, or Software Engineering with a focus on automated testing
Expertise in automated E2E testing, preferably with Playwright
Strong skills in TypeScript and Python, with familiarity in React applications
Proven experience building and scaling test automation frameworks for UIs, APIs, and microservices
Ability to set and drive testing strategy and standards across teams
Excellent communication skills for mentoring and presenting to leadership
Strategic mindset for prioritizing testing investments and risk assessment
Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and a commitment to engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain the end-to-end test automation framework in Playwright
Set the technical direction for test automation, including tooling and architecture
Write and enhance unit and integration tests across the stack
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve pipeline observability
Build tooling for data validation and backend verification
Conduct hands-on exploratory testing on high-risk workflows
Act as the senior technical voice for QA, providing risk assessments to leadership
Mentor and raise the testing standards across engineering teams.
Benefits
Equity compensation
Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
$150 monthly spending account
$1,000 annual continued education benefit
$500 Newbie Productivity Perk
Unlimited PTO and sick days
Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
Team building events
Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week in office.
Full Job Description
Overview
We are looking for a Staff QA Engineer to join the Buying and Optimization team. In this role, you will work alongside engineering leadership to raise the bar for testing practices, set best practices, and scale our automation frameworks. You will have the opportunity to partner with product leaders to ensure correctness, reliability, and smooth user experience across Tatari's buying platform and adjacent services.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain Tatari's end-to-end (E2E) test automation framework in Playwright. Write a large share of the core framework code, shared utilities, and the hardest test suites yourself.
Set the technical direction for test automation, including tooling, architecture, and testing patterns, and turn it into reference code and design docs others can follow.
Write and improve unit and integration tests across the stack (TypeScript/Jest, Python/pytest). Build the patterns, fixtures, and helpers that make good testing the easiest path for QA engineers and feature teams.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; fix flaky tests, speed up test runs, improve pipeline observability, and build reliable release gates.
Build tooling for data validation and backend verification, including SQL-based data integrity checks, API contract and response validation, and test data setup for sandbox and staging environments.
Do hands-on exploratory testing on the highest-risk workflows, and review test plans and automation code written by other engineers.
Act as the senior technical voice for QA. Give engineering and product leadership risk assessments and coverage data to inform release decisions.
Raise the testing bar across engineering by mentoring, pairing, and writing best-practice docs. Take part in technical interviews for QA candidates.
Qualifications
7+ years of experience as an SDET, QA Automation Engineer, or Software Engineer with a strong focus on automated testing and QA methodologies
Expert in automated E2E testing (Playwright preferred, Cypress or Selenium considered).
Solid TypeScript and Python skills (Jest, pytest, or similar), plus familiarity with React applications and bonus for client-side web applications. Proficient in SQL.
A track record of building test automation frameworks for UIs, APIs, and microservices from scratch and scaling them as teams grew.
Proven ability to set testing strategy and standards for a team, and drive their adoption across multiple engineers and projects.
Strong communicator, whether its presenting to engineering and product leadership or mentoring/coaching other engineers.
Strategic mindset: able to prioritize testing investment against coverage and risk, and make the case for QA roadmap decisions.
Detail focused, strong analytical skills, a knack for edge-case discovery, and a genuine commitment to engineering excellence.
Benefits
Total compensation ($170,000 - 200,000/annually)
Equity compensation
Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
$150 monthly spending account
$1,000 annual continued education benefit
$500 Newbie Productivity Perk
Unlimited PTO and sick days
Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
Team building events
Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week in office.
At Tatari, we believe in the importance of cultivating teams with diverse backgrounds and offering equal opportunities to all. We strive to create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and diversity is celebrated.
