Our client develops a comprehensive US real estate platform that streamlines the entire real estate journey through property search, personalized client engagement, transaction management, digital contract signing, and post-sale concierge services.
We are looking for a self-driven and proactive General QA Engineer who enjoys working in a fast-paced startup environment, is comfortable with frequent product changes, and takes strong ownership of quality. The candidate will also be able to build and establish test automation on the project from scratch, define the automation approach, and drive it toward stable and effective use within the development process.
Type of engagement: outstaffing team extension for ongoing collaboration (with daily overlap until 7:00 PM EEST)
Technical Details: * Playwright * TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+) * React 17, Redux, React Router, Ant Design * Node.js, Express * PostgreSQL, MongoDB * RabbitMQ, Redis * Google Maps API
Job Highlights: * Work on a real estate platform covering different parts of the property journey — search, transactions, signing flows, and post-sale services * Work as part of a distributed multinational team with direct communication across engineering and product functions * Startup-style environment with frequent product changes * Direct collaboration with Product Owners and engineers during feature discussions and delivery planning * Opportunity to participate in feature discussions and influence product decisions by identifying edge cases, gaps, and potential risks beyond predefined happy paths * Testing across both web and mobile platforms * Opportunity to build and establish test automation from scratch * Opportunity to develop automated test coverage for both web and mobile applications
Responsibilities: * Design and implement a test automation framework from scratch * Develop and maintain automated tests for web applications using Playwright and TypeScript * Develop and maintain automated API tests * Build and maintain automated regression and smoke test suites * Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines * Collaborate closely with Manual QA Engineers to identify automation opportunities, align manual and automated test coverage, and continuously improve the overall testing approach * Collaborate with Software Engineers to improve application testability, understand technical implementation and integrations, and ensure automated testing is effectively incorporated into the development process * Analyze automated test execution results, investigate failures, and maintain test stability * Identify and eliminate flaky tests and improve automation reliability * Define and maintain automation standards, reusable components, and testing approaches
Qualifications: * 5+ years of experience in test automation * Strong practical experience with Playwright * Strong knowledge of TypeScript / JavaScript * Experience building or significantly contributing to a test automation framework from scratch * Strong understanding of test automation architecture and best practices * Experience with UI and API test automation * Good understanding of REST APIs, HTTP/HTTPS, and client-server architecture * Experience working with SQL databases for test data preparation and verification * Experience with Git and common development workflows * Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines * Understanding of test data management, test isolation, parallel execution, and flaky test prevention * Ability to analyze application architecture and identify appropriate automation coverage * Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code) to accelerate automated test development, support debugging, improve maintainability, and increase automation stability * Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and attention to code quality * Ability to work independently and take ownership of automation solutions * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Nice to Have: * Experience with mobile application test automation using Appium or similar tools * Experience testing React Native applications
Our benefits: * No micromanagement * Freedom to engage in decision-making and implementation * Ability to work in a team of professionals (the ratio of middle and above specialists 80/20) * Participation in the development of high-quality products * Direct communication with clients on a partnership level * Health insurance * A $1,000 flexible benefits budget per individual year * 20 paid working days off and 10 days sick leave * Opportunity to work remotely
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Please note: the review process may take up to 7 days. If your experience aligns with what we’re looking for, we’ll reach out to discuss the next steps. If not, we’ll hang onto your details and let you know if something relevant opens up.
