QA Automation Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Develop automated tests for new features and regression scenarios
• ▹Conduct functional, integration and regression testing against requirements, with manual testing as needed
• ▹Triage and report defects accurately, tracking them from discovery to resolution
• ▹Monitor and help reduce the ratio of end-user found versus QA found defects
• ▹Keep QA impact on the release schedule to a minimum
• ▹Use AI tools to accelerate test generation while reviewing and validating the generated tests
• ▹Contribute a QA perspective to requirements review

Requirements

• ▹Minimum of 3 years in Quality Assurance or Software Development roles
• ▹Hands-on experience with Playwright or a comparable test automation framework
• ▹Good coding skills for efficient test automation
• ▹Experience with API testing and automation
• ▹Familiarity with issue tracking tools (preferably Jira) and version control (preferably Git)
• ▹Effective communication in a remote environment: clear written communication and reliable async collaboration

Nice to have

• ▹Familiarity with AI coding assistants applied to test generation and willingness to build a disciplined workflow around them
• ▹Experience creating and maintaining manual testing plans
• ▹Experience on a SaaS platform or a custom-built product
• ▹Familiarity with agile environments and frequent release cycles
• ▹Awareness of DevOps practices related to QA infrastructure and CI/CD
• ▹Understanding of web application development concepts
• ▹Self-directed and curious: owns tasks and seeks feedback proactively

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive salary
• ▹Asynchronous working environment
• ▹Remote-first (or hybrid, depending on the job) setup
• ▹Ability to work from abroad for a short period
• ▹Growth opportunities within the company
• ▹Necessary hardware provided from day one

About the company

Remote People builds technology that handles global payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance so businesses can hire anyone anywhere compliantly. The team is remote-first and spread across Asia and Europe.