Algoleap is one of the fastest growing digital engineering services company based out of Hyderabad working with many fortune 1000 customers in transforming their digital landscape.
At Algoleap, we believe that a truly innovative and successful workplace is one where diversity, equity, and inclusion thrive. We are dedicated to building a team that celebrates unique perspectives and experiences, fostering an environment where everyone is empowered to succeed. Algoleap offers compelling full-time roles designed to help you grow and excel. Our positions come with flexible options, including onsite and hybrid roles, allowing our team members to work closely with our clients and make a direct impact on the engagements at the same time offering great work life balance.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced QE Automation Engineer (Playwright) with 8-12 years of overall experience, and at least 2 years of relevant experience in Playwright, to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts using Playwright, a modern test automation framework. You will work closely with product developers, manual testers, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality software releases through efficient and reliable test automation practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automation Development: Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright for functional, regression, integration, and UI testing.
- Test Strategy: Collaborate with the QA team and developers to define automation test strategies, frameworks, and best practices to enhance product quality.
- Test Execution & Reporting: Execute automated tests, analyze results, and document defects. Ensure automation runs consistently in different environments (local, CI/CD pipelines).
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously improve the automation framework to increase test coverage, execution speed, and reliability.
- Collaboration: Work closely with developers to understand system features, business requirements, and integration points to ensure test cases align with product goals.
- Defect Identification & Troubleshooting: Investigate issues found during automated testing, assist in identifying root causes, and collaborate with developers to resolve them.
- Test Data Management: Work on creating and maintaining stable, reusable test data and environments for automation.
- Maintain Test Artifacts: Keep automation scripts, frameworks, and test data up to date with new feature releases and enhancements.
- CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to support fast and efficient software delivery.
- Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation for automated test cases, frameworks, and best practices for future reference.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Relevant Playwright Experience: At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Playwright for test automation in web applications, including end-to-end and browser testing.
- Programming Language: Proficiency in JavaScript is a must. All test automation scripts will be written in JavaScript.
- Test Automation Frameworks: Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or similar.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with CI/CD tools and platforms like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Version Control: Proficiency in using Git for version control and collaboration on test code.
- Web Technologies: Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and how to interact with them using automation tools.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify root causes of issues quickly.
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments, with an understanding of sprint cycles, user stories, and continuous delivery practices.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills for reporting issues, writing test plans, and collaborating with team members.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Performance Testing: Familiarity with performance testing using tools like Lighthouse or Playwright's built-in performance metrics.
- Cloud-Based Testing: Experience in cloud testing environments like AWS Device Farm, Sauce Labs, or BrowserStack.
- Cross-Browser Testing: Knowledge and experience of testing across multiple browsers and devices (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
- Test Reporting Tools: Familiarity with test reporting tools like Allure, TestRail, or other similar platforms.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8-12 years of experience in quality engineering or test automation, with at least 2 years of hands-on experience focused on Playwright or similar test automation frameworks.
Why Join Us:
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Work with a team that values innovation, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Career growth opportunities in an expanding engineering organization.
If you're passionate about quality, automation, and creating efficient solutions, we would love to hear from you!
