QA Automation Engineer
Applaudo Studios2 days ago
Remote, Colombia or Bogotá, ColombiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Perform exploratory testing to understand application functionality, user workflows, and critical business scenarios.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable Playwright test suites using the Page Object Model and maintainable automation practices.
- Develop automated regression and core workflow tests and build reusable test components.
- Manage selectors, test data, flaky tests, and automation reliability.
- Integrate automated tests into existing CI/CD workflows for continuous quality validation.
- Execute functional, exploratory, and regression testing for new features, bug fixes, and application changes.
- Identify test coverage gaps and quality risks, communicating findings and recommendations to QA leadership.
- Collaborate with Developers, Technical Leads, and QA team members to clarify requirements, investigate defects, and improve testability.
- Review automation code for readability, maintainability, and long-term reliability.
- Use AI-assisted testing tools appropriately and validate generated tests for meaningful coverage.
- Document testing activities, automation decisions, execution results, and defects.
- Adapt between automation development and hands-on testing based on team priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites with Playwright.
- Experience establishing reusable test automation frameworks and maintainable test architecture.
- Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or a comparable programming language.
- Knowledge of Page Object Model, stable selectors, flaky test management, and test data strategies.
- Hands-on experience with functional, exploratory, and regression testing of web applications.
- Experience with Git-based version control and code review workflows, including GitHub, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, communication, ownership, and collaboration skills.
- Practical understanding of AI-assisted testing tools and the ability to evaluate generated test quality.
- Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, including Azure Pipelines, is preferred.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Azure Test Plans, Playwright MCP, SQL, PostgreSQL, API testing, and Object-Oriented Programming is preferred.
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level certification and Agile/Scrum experience are preferred.
- Strong English communication skills and the ability to work with distributed teams are preferred.
- Availability to work from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM US Eastern Time is required.
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About Applaudo Studios
Applaudo Studios provides nearshore software engineering and AI consulting to enterprises, delivering product design, custom development, cloud, and data services from Latin America. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Salvador, the privately held firm builds and operates web, mobile, and enterprise systems and supports digital transformation initiatives. Clients engage Applaudo for AI assessments and implementation, scalable delivery teams, and ongoing DevOps and QA support.