QA Automation Engineer (Playwright+JavaScript/TypeScript)

Codebase builds exceptional software teams for clients across. We take on our clients' biggest engineering risks — speed, quality, and the cost of hiring the wrong people — and solve them with vetted engineering talent and a custom agile process. Codebase is a great place to work at. The culture is transparent and every employee, irrespective of their position, is given a chance to be heard.

Codebase is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own quality end-to-end for a payroll platform — from exploratory testing of complex calculation logic to building our automation framework from the ground up.

• 5+ years of experience in Software QA/Testing, with both manual and automation testing.
• Strong experience testing web-based applications.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Proven experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch.
• Experience with API testing (Postman or similar).
• Good working knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with Git and general CI/CD concepts and workflows.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Nice to have:

• Experience testing Payroll, HRMS, Finance, or Accounting applications.
• Knowledge of payroll concepts — salary structures, statutory deductions, tax calculations, bonuses, reimbursements, and compliance.
• Working knowledge of Selenium with Java.
• Experience with test reporting tools such as Allure.
• Understanding of automation framework design, architecture, and best practices.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proactive and eager to learn new technologies.