Evaluate current QA/SDET practices, guide toward a modern testing framework, establish strategies, and contribute hands-on with Playwright. Collaborate in an Agile environment to enhance testing efforts across teams.
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on individual contributor to assess current QA/SDET practices, identify gaps, and guide the organization toward a modern, scalable testing framework, including migrating from Leapwork to Playwright.
This is not a people-management role; it focuses on organizing testing efforts, leading discovery, and staying deeply hands-on. Strong assertiveness, influence without authority, and a passion for software development are essential.
Deep expertise in Playwright and AI-driven testing approaches is required.
Location: Only LATAM - 100% Remote.
Working hours are based on the US Central–Eastern Time Zone.
About Us
Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate the current QA/SDET landscape across teams and formalize an end-to-end testing framework.
- Define what QA and SDET efforts should be prioritized based on system complexity and risk.
- Identify gaps in coverage, including missing end-to-end tests.
- Guide teams through discovery and decision-making related to testing strategies and tooling.
- Establish and implement a complete testing strategy leveraging a deep understanding of the Test Pyramid.
- Serve as a technical testing leader by driving innovation through research, prototyping, and AI-driven testing approaches.
- Be hands-on with Playwright, contributing production-level automation code.
- Create and maintain test documentation, including test cases, scripts, and reports.
- Develop and maintain test automation frameworks following SOLID principles and clean-code standards.
- Work in an Agile environment, collaborating closely with engineering teams.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor and analyze test results and provide actionable feedback.
- Perform exploratory testing and support root cause analysis of complex issues.
- Assist with all Agile scrum team activities, including story refinement and testing.
Required Skills & Experience
- Very strong experience as a Software Engineer, SDET, or Test Automation Engineer.
- Proven experience designing testing strategies for complex, enterprise-scale systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (mandatory).
- Strong engineering background with OOP languages such as Java or C#.
- Strong scripting experience (Python, JavaScript, etc.).
- Experience with API testing, database testing, and distributed systems.
- Deep understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, BDD, ATDD/TDD.
- Strong communication skills and high level of assertiveness.
- Experience working in large companies with complex systems.
- Experience applying AI to testing workflows is highly preferred.
Nice to Have
- Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.).
- Experience with Cloud-based testing and containerization.
- Experience migrating testing tools or frameworks.
- Experience working with legacy systems.
What We Offer
- Flexible working hours and remote work options.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- The chance to work on impactful, complex systems.
- Excellent compensation in USD.
- Hardware and software setup (mandatory).
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