Senior automation qa engineer (hybrid)
Summary
Senior Automation QA Engineer (hybrid — 2 days/week on-site in Porto, Portugal) driving quality for a SaaS product: building Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) automation frameworks, doing UI/API/E2E testing, and wiring tests and quality gates into CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions). Requires 5+ years in QA with 3+ in automation.
SENIOR AUTOMATION QA ENGINEER (HYBRID PORTO)
Portuguese company hires for hybrid position
Location: Porto, Portugal
⚠️ Only candidates already based in Portugal will be considered
Work Model: Hybrid — 2 days per week in the office
️ Language Requirements: Fluent English required
Seniority: Senior (5+ years) (in QA, including 3+ years in automation)
Rate Between €3600 - 3900 RV or unipessoal (gross value)
⚠️ Instructions: Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills and experience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This will significantly increase your chances of success.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Automation QA Engineer to drive quality across SaaS product development, focusing on Playwright automation, API testing, and reliable releases through continuous testing.
Responsibilities
- Define quality engineering and risk-based testing strategies throughout the SDLC.
- Develop scalable Playwright frameworks and UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test suites.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to embed quality early in development.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and establish quality gates.
- Investigate automation failures and product defects, improving coverage and testing processes.
- Mentor QA engineers and promote quality standards across teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years in QA or Quality Engineering, including 3+ years in automation and 2+ years with Playwright or similar browser automation frameworks.
- Strong practical knowledge of Playwright and proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript or equivalent languages.
- Experience testing SaaS products in continuous delivery environments.
- Experience with Page Object Model, reusable components, test data management, parallel execution, and automated reporting.
- Strong REST API testing skills using Playwright API Testing, Postman, or REST Assured.
- Understanding of HTML, CSS, DOM, responsive applications, SQL, and database validation.
- Experience with Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD integration, and test management tools; familiarity with Docker.
- Knowledge of SDLC/STLC, defect management, and functional, exploratory, system, and integration testing, including authentication, RBAC, multi-tenancy, configurable features, onboarding, third-party integrations, reporting, and asynchronous workflows.
Preferred: Cloud-based SaaS architecture knowledge and ISTQB certification. Playwright, Cloud, Security Testing, or Agile certifications are a plus.
Ideal Candidate Profile
An autonomous QA engineer with strong analytical and communication skills, able to identify risks proactively, influence quality practices, and mentor colleagues. Comfortable working in Agile teams using shift-left, continuous testing, and DevOps practices.
5 Questions for Candidates
- Do you meet the required experience in QA, automation, and browser automation frameworks?
- What Playwright frameworks have you developed using TypeScript or JavaScript?
- What experience do you have testing SaaS products, APIs, and multi-tenant workflows?
- How have you integrated automated tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines?
- Are you fluent in English and available to work on-site in Porto 2 days per week?
Keywords
Playwright, TypeScript, JavaScript, SaaS, API Testing, REST, E2E, Page Object Model, SQL, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Docker, ISTQB, RBAC, Multi-tenancy, Shift-Left Testing, Risk-Based Testing, Continuous Testing.