QA Automation Engineer (Playwright + Typescript)

Requirements

• 4+ years of QA Automation experienceMust
• Strong proficiency in TypeScriptMust
• Hands-on experience with PlaywrightMust
• Testing best practices and test strategyMust
• Software development lifecycles and modern QA methodologiesMust
• CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments (Docker)Must
• Strong verbal English communication skillsMust
• Excellent attention to detailMust
• Work and collaborate with distributed teams during EST hoursMust
• Experience with web applications, APIs, backend services, and third-party integrations testingMust
• Fintech, financial services, payments, banking, or financial technology experience
• Russian language skills

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks
• Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end automated test suites
• Create and maintain automated tests for complex workflows, edge cases, data integrity, and state transitions
• Integrate and manage automated testing within CI/CD pipelines
• Conduct performance, scalability, and load testing to identify bottlenecks and reliability risks
• Identify, document, and track bugs and performance issues
• Partner closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams

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About the role

Are you a QA Automation Engineer with strong TypeScript and Playwright experience looking for a long-term, fully remote opportunity in fintech? Join a fast-moving project focused on modern payment and disbursement workflows, where you’ll help build robust automation coverage and ensure the quality and reliability of a high-impact financial platform. We’re looking for someone with 4+ years of QA Automation experience; fintech experience and Russian language skills are highly preferred, with availability to collaborate during EST hours. Responsibilities: • Design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks across web applications, APIs, backend services, and third-party integrations. • Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end automated test suites to ensure system reliability, stability, and overall quality. • Create and maintain automated tests for complex workflows, edge cases, data integrity, and state transitions across services. • Integrate and manage automated testing within CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins. • Conduct performance, scalability, and load testing across core services and infrastructure to identify bottlenecks and reliability risks. • Identify, document, and track bugs, performance issues, and system weaknesses while partnering closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to improve QA processes, automation coverage, and testing standards. Requirements • 4+ years of experience in QA Automation, including designing, building, and maintaining automated testing frameworks. • Strong proficiency in TypeScript for developing automation scripts and test frameworks, with hands-on experience with Playwright. • Strong understanding of testing best practices, test strategy, software development lifecycles, and modern QA methodologies. • Hands-on experience working with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments such as Docker. • Previous experience in fintech, financial services, payments, banking, or other financial technology environments is highly preferred, particularly where accuracy, reliability, security, and data integrity are critical. • Strong verbal English communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and availability to work and collaborate effectively with distributed teams during EST (Eastern Standard Time) hours. Originally posted on Himalayas