QA Lead - Playwright

Title: QA Lead (Playwright)
Location: Remote
Rate: $25-30/hour

Details:

We're looking for a hands-on QA Lead who combines strong technical testing expertise with the maturity to lead quality initiatives across the engineering organization. This person should be a proactive leader who takes ownership, builds trust with development teams, and drives quality from the earliest stages of the software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in both manual and automated testing, develops deep product knowledge, and brings an automation-first mindset while recognizing when manual testing provides the greatest value. AI should be a natural part of their day-to-day workflow.
Responsibilities

Lead quality initiatives across manual and automated testing efforts.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using Playwright.
Perform comprehensive manual testing to validate functionality, usability, and edge cases.
Become a subject matter expert (SME) for the application and understand how changes impact the overall platform.
Partner closely with developers and product teams to ensure quality is built into the development process.
Proactively identify quality risks, gaps in test coverage, and opportunities to improve testing processes.
Champion an automation-first mindset while maintaining strong manual testing practices.
Mentor QA engineers and help establish best practices across the team.
Leverage AI as a standard part of the testing and automation workflow to improve productivity and quality.
Qualifications
Strong background in software quality assurance with hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing.
Proven experience building and maintaining Playwright automation frameworks.
Demonstrated maturity to lead testing efforts, influence engineering teams, and drive quality initiatives with minimal direction.
Ability to think critically, make sound testing decisions, and proactively solve problems before they impact delivery.
Deep understanding of QA methodologies, test strategy, defect management, and risk-based testing.
Automation-first mindset with the judgment to balance automation and manual testing appropriately.
Experience working in Agile software development environments.
Comfortable incorporating AI into daily QA and automation workflows.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and QA teams.

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