Job Description
Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a SDET - Playwright to join their team! This position is located in Columbus, Ohio.
Duties:
- Develop, maintain, and execute automated tests using Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript)
- Build reusable test libraries and utilities, including authentication, pagination, idempotency, rate limiting, and error handling
- Define and execute test strategies across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end test layers
- Create robust negative, edge-case, and resilience tests
- Apply mocking strategies where appropriate
- Manage test data and environments, including fixtures, seeding, and synthetic data, to ensure deterministic and reliable test runs
- Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), ensuring fast, stable, and gated deployments
- Participate in design and code reviews, advocating for testability, automation best practices, and overall quality
- Document test frameworks, patterns, and runbooks; clearly communicate testing outcomes and recommendations to engineering teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, engineering, and product teams to support successful delivery
Desired Skills/Experience:
- 3+ years of experience as an SDET or QA Automation Engineer with a strong focus on Playwright
- Hands-on experience with Playwright using TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar automation frameworks
- Experience testing POS systems or complex transactional platforms is preferred
- Proven experience configuring CI/CD pipelines, test reporting, and gating on failures or coverage thresholds
- Familiarity with mocking frameworks and test data management strategies
- Strong debugging skills across logs, traces, and network traffic; comfort using CLI tools such as curl
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative, team-first mindset
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
- Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
- 401K offered
The approximate pay range for this position starting at $150,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.