Senior QA Automation Engineer
- Role
- QA
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to Anywhere in LATAM. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
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Senior QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years in QA automation or software test engineering, located in Latin America. Must have Playwright or Cypress, JavaScript or TypeScript, React testing, API testing tools, CI/CD automation, AI tools familiarity, and advanced English.
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LMZ - Senior QA Automation Engineer
Location LATAM
Employment Type Full time
Location Type Remote
Department Engineering
Overview
Application
IMPORTANT: At the moment we are only considering candidates located in Latin America. Please do not apply if you are not located in Latin America.
About Empirical
Empirical empowers early and growth stage tech companies to create the right products in the right way by providing two pivotal services:
Product & Technology Leadership: Our clients entrust critical decisions to our network of top-tier US-based CTOs and CPOs. We provide fractional, project, or advisory based support, combining highly experienced talent with a flexible approach.
Product Development Teams: We provide our clients with high performing, senior product development talent through a scalable staff augmentation model and ongoing support. We focus on Latin America to find exceptional talent, with time zone and cultural compatibility.
We are proud to be a people first company, where we prioritize building meaningful, long lasting human connections with clients and team members alike, while embracing diversity and uniqueness. With this foundation and our focus on talent, we help create great products that people love.
Our values
- Care about people first
- Strive to add value always
- Lead with integrity
- Have fun every step of the way
The Opportunity
Our client is a fast-growing U.S.-based technology company modernizing warehouse operations and analytics through custom-built software and cloud-native solutions. Their engineering team is developing both a next-generation Warehouse Management System (WMS) and a data analytics platform that support critical operational workflows and business intelligence.
We're looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to establish and lead the automation strategy across both products. You'll help replace manual regression testing with scalable automated quality processes, working closely with engineering teams to improve release confidence, accelerate delivery, and ensure the reliability of complex business-critical applications.
This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to shape testing practices, automation frameworks, and quality standards from the ground up.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Build and expand automated test coverage across web applications, APIs, and backend services.
- Develop unit, integration, and component testing strategies alongside engineering teams.
- Create and maintain API test suites using Bruno, Postman, or similar tools.
- Validate data-heavy applications, dashboards, and reporting functionality.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish release quality gates.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve software quality throughout the development lifecycle.
- Support testing efforts during platform migrations, data validation, and large-scale system changes.
- Drive QA best practices, automation standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Your qualifications and experience
Must haves
- 6+ years of experience in QA Automation or Software Test Engineering.
- Strong experience building automated test frameworks for modern web applications.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar end-to-end testing frameworks.
- Strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills.
- Experience testing React applications.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Bruno, Postman, or equivalent.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with cloud-based applications and distributed systems.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced English required.
- Familiarity with AI tools.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience testing warehouse management systems (WMS), logistics, or operational software.
- Experience validating analytics platforms, dashboards, or data-driven applications.
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with performance or load testing.
- Experience supporting large migration or modernization projects.
What we expect from you
100% alignment with our core values!
Ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Attention to detail and a passion for creating great user experiences
What we offer
Remote/flexible work
Highly competitive compensation in US dollars
Opportunities for personal and professional development; mentorship, coaching and training as needed
Ongoing, 40 hours per week dedication
The opportunity to be part of an amazing, multicultural community of tech experts
Why work with us?
We pride ourselves on our core values and have proven that putting people first creates a thriving and collaborative work environment.
We seek to accommodate and balance individual needs with client needs, understanding each one of us is unique.
We offer benefits such as remote/flexible work, selective paid training, mentorship programs, referral programs and more.
We are selective in the projects we take on to ensure our teams are engaged in challenging, meaningful, enjoyable opportunities that will provoke creativity, innovation and growth!
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end automation frameworks using Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Build and expand automated test coverage across web applications, APIs, and backend services.
- Develop unit, integration, and component testing strategies alongside engineering teams.
- Create and maintain API test suites using Bruno, Postman, or similar tools.
- Validate data-heavy applications, dashboards, and reporting functionality.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish release quality gates.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve software quality throughout the development lifecycle.
- Support testing efforts during platform migrations, data validation, and large-scale system changes.
- Drive QA best practices, automation standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What they require
- 6+ years of experience in QA Automation or Software Test Engineering.
- Strong experience building automated test frameworks for modern web applications.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar end-to-end testing frameworks.
- Strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript skills.
- Experience testing React applications.
- Experience with API testing tools such as Bruno, Postman, or equivalent.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with cloud-based applications and distributed systems.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced English required.
- Familiarity with AI tools.
- Ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Attention to detail and a passion for creating great user experiences.
- Preferred: Experience testing warehouse management systems (WMS), logistics, or operational software.
- Preferred: Experience validating analytics platforms, dashboards, or data-driven applications.
- Preferred: Experience supporting large migration or modernization projects.
Benefits
- Remote/flexible work.
- Highly competitive compensation in US dollars.
- Opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Mentorship, coaching and training as needed.
- Ongoing, 40 hours per week dedication.
- Opportunity to be part of a multicultural community of tech experts.
- Selective paid training.
- Mentorship programs.
- Referral programs.
- Challenging, meaningful, enjoyable opportunities that will provoke creativity, innovation and growth.
Empirical empowers early and growth stage tech companies to create the right products in the right way through product and technology leadership and product development teams focused on Latin America talent.