QA Automation Engineer

Department: Technology & Product

Location: Egypt, Argentina, Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria

Compensation: $2.5K – $3K per month

Employment Type: Contract

This role is open to candidates based in LATAM, Africa, and Eastern Europe. Please note that as this role supports U.S.-based clients, candidates must be available to work during U.S. business hours aligned with the client’s time zone.

Our client is a fast-growing fintech company focused on building AI-driven SaaS solutions for small businesses. Their platform supports business optimization and financial services through scalable multi-tenant technology, and they are expanding their QA engineering team to strengthen automation, testing infrastructure, and platform reliability.

Location

Fully-Remote | 9 AM – 5 PM EST

Role Overview

The QA Automation Engineer will own and expand the company’s AI-driven testing framework while leading both automated and manual QA efforts across a multi-tenant SaaS platform. This role focuses on Playwright automation, AI-powered testing workflows, CI/CD integration, and overall QA process ownership to ensure high-quality product delivery and platform stability.

Key Responsibilities

AI-Augmented Testing Platform

• Own and extend the Playwright-based end-to-end automation suite.

• Implement AI-powered testing workflows using tools such as Claude and MCP for test generation and auto-fix capabilities.

• Integrate and maintain Jira webhooks for automated Playwright test generation.

• Continuously optimize automated testing performance, reliability, and scalability.

Test Execution & Coverage

• Develop and execute automated testing coverage across payment flows, DMN edge cases, business rules validation, and UI consistency.

• Perform manual scenario testing to validate tenant-specific workflows and logic.

• Support UAT testing and release validation processes.

CI/CD Integration & Pipeline Management

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines across staging and UAT environments.

• Maintain and improve quality gates during deployment and release cycles.

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure smooth testing integration within development workflows.

QA Leadership & Ownership

• Own the end-to-end QA process across the platform.

• Establish QA documentation standards, workflows, and testing best practices.

• Identify and implement improvements to testing processes and automation systems.

Test Data Management

• Manage multi-tenant test data architecture to ensure isolation, integrity, and consistency across environments.

• Maintain accurate test data and isolated test cases throughout CI/CD workflows.

Qualifications

Experience

• 2+ years of experience as a QA Engineer, including at least 1 year working with AI-driven testing and Playwright.

• Experience testing SaaS platforms within multi-tenant environments.

• Hands-on experience with AI-powered testing tools such as Claude, MCP, or similar technologies.

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions.

• Familiarity with Docker, multi-environment deployments, and API testing.

Skills

• Strong expertise in Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, Claude, and MCP.

• Familiarity with Jira and the Atlassian ecosystem.

• Strong understanding of automated and manual testing methodologies.

• Knowledge of multi-tenant SaaS testing, database management, and isolated testing environments.

• Excellent analytical, documentation, and troubleshooting abilities.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What Success Looks Like

• Fully automated and optimized AI-driven testing workflows using Playwright and Claude.

• High automated test coverage across critical platform functionality.

• Smooth CI/CD integration with strong quality controls and minimal release issues.

• Delivery of a stable, scalable, and well-tested SaaS platform with minimal defects.

• Clear QA processes, documentation standards, and ownership across the engineering organization.

Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role within a growing fintech company focused on AI-powered SaaS solutions. The QA Automation Engineer will have the opportunity to shape the company’s long-term QA strategy, own critical testing infrastructure, and contribute directly to platform scalability, stability, and product quality.

Application Process:

To be considered for this role these steps need to be followed:

• Fill in the application form

• Record a video showcasing your skill sets