CareerPlan

QA Automation Engineer

USAFull-time$120k–$160k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-09

Core

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web applications and APIs using Java, Selenium, and Playwright to ensure quality, reliability, and performance.

Role type

Senior IC QA Automation Engineer

Builds

Reusable automation frameworks, CI/CD integrated test suites, and performance test reports

Domain

Software Quality Assurance / API Testing

Required skills

Java (OOP, collections, exception handling), Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, API testing (Postman, REST Assured), TestNG/JUnit, Page Object Model, CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), SQL, Apache JMeter, defect management (Jira, Azure DevOps), Agile/Scrum methodologies

Preferred skills

Cloud-based testing, Docker, AI-powered coding assistants, framework optimization, basic security and accessibility testing, application log analysis

Technologies

Java, Selenium, Playwright, Postman, REST Assured, JUnit, TestNG, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Apache JMeter, Docker, SQL, Jira, Azure DevOps, Git

Responsibilities

Design and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end testing; Build and maintain reusable automation frameworks; Test APIs and validate endpoints; Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines; Perform cross-browser and performance/load testing; Identify, report, and verify defects; Analyze test reports and conduct root cause analysis; Collaborate with developers and product teams; Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning; Maintain test documentation and execution reports

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC