We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to own quality strategy and automation architecture for web platforms, using Playwright and JavaScript as core tools.
This role goes beyond test implementation: the Senior QE defines quality standards, drives automation strategy, mentors others, and ensures quality scales with platform complexity.
Responsibilities
- Design and own end-to-end automation strategy using Playwright and JavaScript
- Define automation architecture, patterns, and best practices
- Ensure scalable, maintainable, and performant test suites
- Drive adoption of shift-left testing practices and establish quality gates within CI/CD pipelines
- Implement and oversee UI, API, and integration tests
- Design test strategies for complex user journeys and integrations
- Handle test data management and environment orchestration
- Ensure coverage of non-functional requirements (reliability, usability, performance awareness)
- Lead code reviews for test automation code, eliminate flaky tests, and improve test execution reliability
- Drive observability and reporting of test results
- Partner with developers on testability and design-for-quality; mentor mid-level and junior Quality Engineers
- Act as the quality authority within the team, influence platform and architectural decisions, and promote quality ownership across teams
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Delivery leaders on release readiness
- Identify quality risks early, propose mitigation strategies, support production issues and root-cause analysis, and continuously improve quality processes and tooling
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Test Automation
- Proven experience acting as a Senior QE or Automation Lead
- Hands-on expertise in Playwright at scale and Selenium
- Advanced proficiency in JavaScript
- Understanding of frontend and backend architectures
- Background in testing REST APIs
- Deep experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines
- Solid knowledge of test architecture, test data, and environment management
- Skills in communication and stakeholder management
- Familiarity with complex, enterprise-scale platforms
- Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+ level)
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Apache JMeter
- Familiarity with Cypress
Benefits
With us you can:
- Work on a flexible schedule remotely or from any of our comfortable offices or coworking spaces in Ukraine
- Receive the necessary equipment to perform your work tasks
- Change projects and technology stacks within EPAM
- Gain experience in various business domains (Insurance, E-commerce, Healthcare, Finance, Travelling, Media, Artificial Intelligence, and more)
- Relocation opportunities may be available for eligible candidates, depending on the role and openings at other EPAM locations
- Participate in volunteer, charity programs and communities (both technical and interest-based)
We focus on your professional growth:
- You can plan your individual career path together with your manager
- Receive regular feedback from colleagues
- Improve your English for free with certified teachers (Speaking Clubs, client interview preparation courses, etc.)
- Get the opportunity to undergo free training and certification in AWS, GCP, or Azure Clouds
- Use the internal E-learn training program (18,200+ specialized training and mentoring programs)
- Access corporate accounts on LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract and other partner resources
- Study at EPAM Solution Architecture School with the instructors who are practicing architects
- Develop as a leader, join Delivery Management, Resource Management, Leadership Essentials school and more
- Participate in internal communities (500+ meetups, technical discussions, brainstorming sessions, online events and conferences annually)
What we offer:
- Vacation and sick leave (including a sick leave without a medical certificate)
- A wide range of Voluntary Medical Insurance programs providing both medical treatment and various preventive options (including sports activities)
- Medical insurance for family members at corporate rates
- Company support during significant life events (childbirth or adoption, marriage, etc.)
- Support for psychological comfort: discounts on services from mental health specialists or coaches, thematic training
- E-kids program - a free programming language training program for EPAMers' children