Job Summary Matterway is an AI assistant automating repetitive work for enterprise operations teams. As QA Automation Engineer you will own quality of web and Electron releases build risk-based test plans report defects and maintain a Playwright test suite in TypeScript within CICD. You bring 5 or more years of QA experience (at least 2 in automation) strong test design skills Playwright or Puppeteer Git and C1 English. Remote first flexible hours. Responsibilities What you will do
* Translate business requirements into detailed test plans and test cases
* Define balanced risk-based strategies optimizing coverage vs. execution time
* Select effective testing approaches (manual automated exploratory) for each feature
* Identify reproduce and report defects clearly with detailed steps logs and recordings
* Verify new features and bugs manually tracking each issue to resolution
* Work directly with users to capture detailed repro steps and logs before involving developers
* Perform root-cause analyses and drive corrective actions across product and processes
* Own the quality and readiness of every web and desktop (Electron) release
* Execute automated and manual tests for feature and full-release validation
* Design build and maintain a scalable Playwright-based test suite for web and Electron apps
* Continuously expand automation coverage (functional regression performance security)
* Reduce flaky tests through effective wait strategies retries and error handling
* Research and recommend improvements to automation frameworks and tools
* Build and maintain automated test result reporting systems
* Set up and manage test environments ensuring consistent test execution
* Monitor and maintain test execution in CI/CD environments
* Champion quality practices influencing team testing and automation approaches
* Collaborate closely with developers product managers and customers to improve automation
* Enhance product documentation based on test findings known issues and user interactions
* Assist with user acceptance testing and feature design
* Actively participate in daily standups sprint planning and requirements walkthroughs What makes you a great fit
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* Excellent English (C1+): Exceptional written and verbal communication precise test and bug reporting
* 3+ years QA experience including 2+ in automation
* Robust knowledge of test design techniques (boundary value analysis equivalence partitioning state transitions)
* Proven experience creating comprehensive risk-based test plans aligned with business and technical requirements
* Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript with 1+ year experience in Playwright or Puppeteer (2+ preferred)
* Solid experience with Git (PR reviews rebase bisect trunk-based workflows)
* Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience
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* Product Sense: User-focused mindset empathy and advocacy for excellent user experiences
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* Soft
Skills:
Strong facilitator and negotiator across teams excellent at expectation management
* Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions GitLab CI Bitrise)
* Experience with AI-assisted tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot ChatGPT) to accelerate automation scripting
* Understanding of prompt engineering and AI ecosystem