Software Development Engineer II

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Software Development Engineer in Test automating web and API testing using Playwright. Focus on reusable frameworks and AI-driven testing strategies within a fully remote team.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DjangoJavaScriptNext.jsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks that can be reused across different types of testing (UI, API, performance, security) instead of writing isolated scripts.
Driving an AI-first testing strategy by integrating AI-driven solutions into the QA process.
Implementing and scaling Playwright-based automation across web applications (Python/Django + JavaScript/NextJS).
Performing manual testing where required (e.g., exploratory testing, edge cases, or quick validation), but spending the majority of time on automation.
Building CI/CD-integrated test systems to ensure continuous, reliable test coverage.
Identifying gaps, bottlenecks, and risks in automation pipelines and resolving them proactively.
Ensuring test reliability, maintainability, and scalability by focusing on frameworks, not one-off scripts.
Mentoring junior QA engineers and collaborating with developers, DevOps, and product teams to raise quality standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience building reusable, scalable test frameworks instead of writing isolated scripts.
An AI-first approach to automation testing (test case generation, self-healing tests, AI-driven validation).
2.5+ years of experience in automation testing with a strong engineering mindset.
Hands-on expertise with Playwright for end-to-end testing.
Hands-on experience with manual testing.
Good debugging and online searching skills.
Good communication skills.
Good problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanent remote/WFH and flexible work culture.
Cutting-edge technology stack.
An AI-first approach for solving the problems.
Complete ownership and trust from the top management.
Ideas and concerns are carefully listened to by the top management.
Experiment, fail, and learn.
Rapid career progression for high performers.
High-pedigree, high-caliber team.
Learn how a fast-growing startup works and scales.

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Hard Skills & Tools

automation frameworksAI-driven solutionsPlaywrightPythonDjangoJavaScriptNextJSCI/CDmanual testingdebugging

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingmentoringcollaboration