This role requires someone who can independently architect automation solutions, drive best practices, and contribute to improving overall QA processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks from scratch using Python.
• Automate browser extension workflows and complex UI interactions.
• Develop and maintain Web UI automation using Playwright.
• Build robust API automation test suites using Python (requests, pytest).
• Implement scalable test architecture using Page Object Model (POM) .
• Contribute to and maintain BDD frameworks (e.g., pytest-bdd, behave, or similar).
• Develop and maintain UI regression test suites.
• Integrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze test failures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with engineering teams.
• Ensure test coverage, reliability, and maintainability of automation code.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years of strong programming expertise in Python (must-have) .
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright (Python) .
• Experience automating modern web applications.
• Knowledge of handling dynamic elements, waits, selectors, and cross-browser testing.
• Strong experience with Python requests module .
• Experience writing automated API tests using pytest .
• Good understanding of REST APIs, status codes, authentication mechanisms, and JSON validation.
• Experience implementing Page Object Model (POM) .
• Experience working with or implementing BDD frameworks .
• Experience in structured test reporting and logging.
• Experience with UI regression automation strategies.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD integration.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with LLM / GenAI-based testing approaches .
• Experience testing browser extensions.
• Experience with Docker or containerized test environments.
• Performance or security testing exposure.

What We’re Looking For

• Self-driven engineer who can take ownership of automation strategy.
• Strong architectural thinking for scalable test frameworks.
• Passion for quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.