QA Automation Engineer (Cypress/Playwright)

You are a QA Automation Engineer passionate about building high-quality, reliable, and efficient testing frameworks. You thrive in fast-paced environments where automation, collaboration, and performance drive success. You take pride in writing clean, maintainable test code and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

You bring to Applaudo the following competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation, focused on web applications.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for automation scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Cypress.io and/or Playwright frameworks.
• Proven experience performing API testing using Postman or Cypress built-in tools.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as CircleCI, Harness, or GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency with version control systems (Git, Bitbucket, GitHub).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Experience with performance testing or Salesforce test automation is a plus.
• English Full Professional Proficiency.

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Plan, analyze, design, develop, execute and maintain manual and automated test scenarios and test data, this includes determining priority for test scenarios and creating execution plans to implement these scenarios.
• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
• Identify and clearly document bugs found. Deliver regular reports on bugs found.
• Support design and execute test automation strategy for the projects along with other developers and QA Analysts.
• Coordinate the test plans with project managers, development managers and others
• Initiate the analysis, design, implementation, and execution of tests, monitor test progress and results, and check the status of exit criteria (or definition of done)
• Automate collection and delivery of test progress and test summary reports.
• Support the selection and implementation of automation tools.
• Introduce suitable metrics for measuring test progress and evaluating the quality of the testing.