QA Playwright Automation Engineer

Job Title

Test Automation Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA

About Photon

Photon is a Digital Engineering and Digital Modernization company founded in 1999, partnering with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, to build and modernize digital platforms and experiences.

Job Summary

We are looking for experienced Test Automation Engineers to design, develop, and maintain automated test suites that provide fast, reliable feedback throughout the software development lifecycle.

In this role, you will focus on UI, API, and performance testing while integrating automated quality checks directly into CI/CD pipelines to ensure application reliability, quality, and continuous validation.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain UI automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.

• Develop and execute unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mocha.

• Design and execute performance and load tests using JMeter.

• Integrate automated test suites into GitHub Actions pipelines to enable continuous testing and validation.

• Develop comprehensive test plans, test data strategies, and reporting dashboards.

• Identify, triage, document, and report defects with clear reproduction steps.

• Analyze and reduce flaky tests to improve automation reliability and test execution stability.

• Collaborate with developers and product owners to define acceptance criteria and improve application testability.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in test automation or QA engineering.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium and at least one of the following: Cypress or Playwright.

• Experience developing and executing unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mocha.

• Experience building and maintaining CI workflows using GitHub Actions.

• Hands-on experience with performance and load testing using JMeter.

• Solid scripting or programming skills in Java and/or JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with API testing tools and contract testing.

• Familiarity with cross-browser testing and cloud-based testing platforms.

• Understanding of accessibility testing and visual regression testing.