Senior QA Engineer building Playwright automation and CI/CD quality gates for Backcountry, an outdoor e-commerce brand. Applying AI-assisted testing across web, API, and mobile releases.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable Playwright automation suites across web, API, and mobile
Use AI coding assistants and agents to generate test plans, test cases, page objects, and test data
Review, validate, and harden AI-generated tests before merging
Reduce flaky tests and maintenance costs through resilient locators, self-healing, and automated failure triage
Integrate automated quality gates into GitHub Actions CI/CD
Build and maintain functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing coverage
Decide what to automate, delegate to AI, or test manually based on coverage, risk, and release timelines
Perform exploratory testing on new features, UI/UX changes, and complex user flows
Convert escaped defects into automated regression checks
Partner with engineers on tests, API contract checks, and AI-assisted code review early in the SDLC
Help define testing approaches for non-deterministic AI-powered customer experiences
Track and report automation coverage, defect escape rate, flake rate, and test cycle time
Collaborate with QA and engineering teams and share testing practices, prompts, and workflows
Contribute to quality practices and process improvements across engineering
Support and mentor QA engineers on automation and responsible AI-assisted testing
Requirements
5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing, including 3+ years building and maintaining test automation that runs in CI/CD
Hands-on experience with Playwright for web and API E2E automation
Strong automation fundamentals, including designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable test suites and frameworks
Ability to diagnose and eliminate flaky tests
Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python; Java is a plus
Day-to-day use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions, including parallel execution, reporting, and quality gates
Experience with functional, regression, API, and performance/load testing using Postman, JMeter, k6, or equivalent
Strong exploratory testing skills and risk-based test strategy judgment
Demonstrated SDLC and Agile experience with defect lifecycle management using Jira and TestRail
Ability to operate under a steady release cadence and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision
Valid LinkedIn profile URL required, or a credible reason and alternative evidence of professional background
Willingness and ability to attend a mandatory in-person interview
Employment contingent on a background check, including verification of prior employment dates
Preferred: Cypress or Selenium, e-commerce QA automation, agentic testing workflows, AI/ML feature testing, BrowserStack or similar, Grafana or GCP infrastructure, strong communication and collaboration skills
Benefits
Paid time off policies
401(k) match (US)
RRSP match (Canada)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (US and Canada)
Supplemental insurance/benefit options
Employee discounts across the portfolio of brands
Private medical and life insurance (Costa Rica)
Additional paid time off (Costa Rica)
Monthly allowances and reimbursements (Costa Rica)
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