The Automation Engineer will design, build, and maintain automated testing solutions for modern web-based applications built on Node.js. This role focuses on end to-end (E2E) and integration testing using Playwright, with strong emphasis on validating UI workflows, backend services, and API interactions. The ideal candidate is comfortable working within a JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem, collaborating closely with developers, and embedding automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality, scalable releases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Playwright for web applications
• Build robust end-to-end (E2E), regression, and integration tests for Node.js-based systems
• Create reusable test components, utilities, and test data strategies to support scalable automation
• Validate UI workflows across modern web browsers (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit)
• Perform API-level testing (REST/JSON) to validate backend services, data integrity, and service interactions
• Leverage Playwright capabilities such as network interception, mocking, and request validation to isolate UI vs API defects
• Ensure consistent testing coverage across frontend, middleware, and backend layers
• Work closely with Node.js engineers to understand application architecture, service flows, and deployment models
• Review application designs and user stories to identify test scenarios early in the SDLC
• Partner with developers to troubleshoot test failures and identify root causes across UI and API layers. CI/CD & Test Execution
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Enable automated test execution as part of build, merge, and deployment workflows
• Monitor test results, trends, and flaky tests; Continuously improve reliability and execution time