Playwright SDET (UI & API Automation)

Playwright SDET (UI & API Automation) - Columbus, OH (Onsite)

Type: C2C

About the Role

Join a forward-thinking technology team as a Playwright SDET, specializing in UI and API automation for a robust ServiceNow platform. If you're passionate about building scalable, reliable test automation with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript), this is your opportunity to drive quality engineering, influence best practices, and collaborate with innovative professionals in a dynamic, onsite environment.

Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using Playwright for both UI and API layers

- Build reusable test libraries for authentication, pagination, idempotency, rate limiting, and error handling

- Define and execute a comprehensive test strategy across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end service tests

- Create robust negative, edge, and resilience tests utilizing mocking and synthetic data

- Manage test data and environments-seeding, fixtures, and synthetic data for deterministic, efficient testing

- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) for seamless build and deploy cycles

- Participate in design/code reviews, ensuring testability and maintainability across the codebase

- Document frameworks, patterns, and runbooks for team knowledge sharing

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, communicating effectively to drive project success

Required Skills and Experience

- 3-6+ years as an SDET/QA Automation Engineer, specializing in Playwright

- Advanced hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript)

- Proficiency in CI/CD processes, including pipeline configuration and test reporting

- Experience with mocking and test data management

- Strong debugging abilities-logs, traces, network traffic; skilled with curl and CLI tools

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Skills

- Prior experience with ServiceNow platforms

Benefits

- Career growth in a high-impact, innovative technical environment

- Opportunities to lead test strategy and automation best practices

- Collaborative, team-first culture with knowledge sharing and professional development

- Direct involvement in modern DevOps and CI/CD practices

How to Apply