Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

About Remote People At Remote People, we're building the infrastructure to power borderless teams. By handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance, our technology enables businesses to hire anyone anywhere compliantly at the push of a button.If you're interested in adding to our vision of enabling people to work in dream jobs, for every company, and from anywhere in the world, apply now!We're committed to building a global, diverse team representing different and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability. Being part of Remote People means being part of a growing, international family. Overview: We're seeking an Intermediate QA Automation Engineer with solid testing fundamentals, a quality-first mindset, and a drive to grow fast in a high-ownership environment.What you'll be doingYou'll join one of our cross-functional squads — working alongside a Product Manager, a Designer, Front-End, Back-End and QA Engineers — building the world's best Employer of Record platform. We are a remote-first team spread across Asia and Europe, so you'll collaborate asynchronously and across time zones as a matter of course. You'll own test coverage for your squad's features, contribute to requirements review, and be expected to take increasing responsibility for quality as you grow. AI tooling is a first-class part of how we work: you'll use it to accelerate test generation and develop sharp judgment about validating its output. Responsibilities: Develop automated tests for both new features and regression scenariosConduct functional, integration and regression testing to validate application functionality against requirements, with manual testing as neededTriage and report defects accurately, tracking them from discovery through to resolutionMonitor and help reduce the ratio of end-user found vs QA found defectsKeep QA impact on release schedule to a minimumUse AI tools to accelerate test generation, while developing the judgment to review and validate generated testsContribute to requirements review by bringing a QA perspective Requirements: Minimum of 3 years in Quality Assurance or Software Development rolesHands-on experience with Playwright or a comparable test automation frameworkGood coding skills enabling efficient test automationExperience with API testing and automationFamiliarity with issue tracking tools (preferably Jira) and version control (preferably Git)Ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment — clear written communication, reliable async collaboration Preferred Skills: Familiarity with AI coding assistants applied to test generation, and a willingness to build a disciplined workflow around themExperience creating and maintaining manual testing plansExperience working on a SaaS platform, or at least a custom-built productFamiliarity with agile environments and frequent release cyclesAwareness of DevOps practices related to QA infrastructure and CI/CDUnderstanding of web application development conceptsSelf-directed and curious: you take ownership of your tasks, seek feedback proactively, and drive your own growth without waiting to be pushed If you're passionate about quality assurance, automation, and enjoy working in a supportive team environment, we encourage you to apply and become a valuable part of our QA crew. What it's like working at Remote People Our service & product. We're a technology company, not an accountancy, payroll provider, recruitment firm or similar. We build a workforce management platform that allows our customers to hire the best talent in minutes, without worrying about compliance, payroll, or HR admin.Our amazing team and environment. Working at Remote People means you're working on something very exciting: Allowing every person on the planet to have access to equal opportunities in living a fulfilled work and personal life. We believe in hiring from within and going the extra mile to retain top talent. As the company continues to grow extremely fast, you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow alongside.Our benefits and perks. Being part of Remote People means that you get the benefit of:A competitive salaryAn asynchronous working environmentA "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the jobThe ability to work from abroad for a short period of timeGrowth opportunities within the companyWe provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one How to apply Please fill out the form and upload your CV in a PDF format. If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still keen to reaching out, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead. Need help? Get in touch with us at: join@remotepeople.com