Senior QA Engineer

Appfire

. Design, implement, and maintain automated UI, API, and integration tests with Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python .

Posted 11/1/2026full-timeRemote • BulgariaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in automated testing, particularly with Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python, while effectively utilizing AI-assisted tools for test design and analysis. Proven ability to execute comprehensive testing strategies, including functional, regression, and integration testing, within CI/CD environments.

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Automated Testing with PlaywrightJavaScript/TypeScript ProficiencyAPI and Integration TestingCI/CD Pipeline ExperienceTest Data Management

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Hard Skills

Automated UI TestingAPI TestingIntegration TestingTest Data ApproachesTest Pyramid MethodologyRisk-Based TestingSQL ProficiencyDebugging SkillsTest Automation EnvironmentsAI-Assisted Development

Soft Skills

Excellent English CommunicationCollaboration in Agile Teams

Tools & Technologies

PlaywrightGitHub ActionsBitbucketGitLab CIJenkinsDockerJira

Industry Keywords

SaaSAtlassianQuality AssuranceTest AutomationDefect Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerGraphQLJavaScriptJenkinsPythonSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and maintain automated UI, API, and integration tests with Playwright using JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python
Use AI-assisted tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot for test design, refactoring, and failure analysis while validating outputs and following data-handling guidelines
Plan and execute functional, regression, smoke, and critical-path testing against acceptance criteria
Flag quality risks early
Design and maintain test data approaches, including fixtures, isolation, and environments, for reliable CI automation
Contribute to test layering across API/component and full E2E coverage
Run and maintain automated suites in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, GitLab CI, and Jenkins
Improve test stability, reporting, and failing-build triage
Partner with engineering and product in agile ceremonies
Document scenarios and defects for rapid resolution
Reduce flaky tests and improve test-code structure using the test pyramid and risk-based prioritization
Test REST/GraphQL APIs, validate contracts and payloads, and verify data with SQL or equivalent
Work as a hands-on individual contributor without people management in a product engineering team building SaaS for the Atlassian and enterprise collaboration space

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in QA with a strong focus on test automation as an individual contributor
Proven experience building and maintaining tests with Playwright (UI and API) and JavaScript/TypeScript and/or Python
Daily, practical use of AI-assisted development for QA work and ability to critically review AI-generated tests
Solid API and integration testing experience, including auth, mocking/stubbing, and debugging across services
Practical experience with test data and automation environments, including isolation, fixtures, and stability in parallel/CI runs
Hands-on CI/CD experience running automated tests in pipelines and working with Docker
Strong testing fundamentals, including test pyramid, risk-based testing, agile, and defect lifecycle
Experience with Jira or similar
Excellent English, written and verbal, for distributed collaboration
Experience raising quality on long-lived, evolving products, not only greenfield work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Company equity eligibility
25 paid days off, increasing to 30 days of annual leave per year after 5 years of employment
24 hours of paid volunteer time
Appfire University on-demand learning platform and continuous development
Private health insurance through UNIQA, fully paid by the company
Fully covered Multisport Card
Fully paid Sofia City Transport Card
Pre-paid Pluxee lunch card with a monthly budget of 102,26 EURO
One-time net Baby Bonus of 511 EURO upon the birth of a child
3 fully paid days each year for Appfire Town CSR volunteering
Fully remote within Bulgaria, with the option to work from the Sofia office