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Distro

Lead Automation Engineer

Distro

. Own the automation strategy and frameworks .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeNairobi • KenyaSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in automation strategy and frameworks, particularly in Playwright and Cypress with JavaScript or TypeScript. Capable of integrating automation into CI/CD processes while mentoring QA engineers and setting standards for automation practices.

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Playwright AutomationCypress AutomationJavaScript EngineeringCI/CD IntegrationAI Tooling for Testing

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Hard Skills
PlaywrightCypressJavaScriptTypeScriptCI/CDREST API TestingSQLTest Data ManagementAutomation Framework OwnershipAgile
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationCode Review
Tools & Technologies
GitAI Tooling
Industry Keywords
Automation StrategyTesting FrameworksTest StrategyAcceptance CriteriaRoot Cause Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CypressJavaScriptSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the automation strategy and frameworks
  • Design and build scalable, reusable automation in Playwright and Cypress with JavaScript across web and API surfaces
  • Integrate automation into CI/CD to gate releases
  • Set automation standards and best practices across teams
  • Review other engineers' automation code
  • Mentor QA engineers in stronger automation practices
  • Lead the use of AI tooling for testing, test generation, maintenance, failure triage, and coverage analysis
  • Work with developers, product managers, and QA engineers to define test strategy and acceptance criteria
  • Analyze test results and drive root causes to resolution

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Substantial hands-on Playwright and Cypress experience, built in JavaScript or TypeScript
  • Strong JavaScript engineering; ability to write production-quality code, not just test scripts
  • Demonstrated framework ownership, including structure, reusability, test data strategy, parallelization, reporting, and flakiness control
  • CI/CD integration so automation gates releases
  • Git
  • REST API testing
  • SQL
  • Test data management
  • Practical use of AI tooling in a testing workflow
  • Experience setting standards, reviewing others' code, and mentoring engineers
  • Agile or Scrum delivery
  • Work schedule availability from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM IST, Monday to Friday

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health coverage
  • Learning support
  • Ownership of the automation strategy
  • Ownership of the company’s approach to AI in testing