Hybrid QA Automation Engineer

at HR factory GmbH

• Job title: QA Automation Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: €2,500 - €3,500 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Java, Jenkins, Python, Selenium, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vilnius, Lithuania

About the role

• Automation QA Engineer designing and maintaining automated tests for gaming company in Lithuania. Collaborating with developers, product owners, and DevOps to enhance product quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests and test frameworks using C# and/or TypeScript, including
• Selenium WebDriver / Playwright for web applications
• Appium for mobile applications
• API test automation
• Implement and work with structured design patterns such as Page Object Model (POM) using NUnit/xUnit/Playwright test runner frameworks.
• Contribute to the overall automation strategy in projects, working closely with developers, product owners, and DevOps to embed testing early in the lifecycle.
• Identify and suggest test automation opportunities together with cross-functional teams.
• Create and maintain clear test documentation (test cases, test plans, simple test strategies, and traceability where needed).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and investigate / fix basic test failures and flakiness.
• Follow and promote good practices for clean, maintainable, and reusable test code; participate in code reviews for test scripts.
• Stay up to date with automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Appium) and propose improvements to increase test coverage and reliability.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of QA processes: test planning, test case design, test execution, defect management, and test reporting.
• Hands-on experience with automation of web applications using Selenium C# WebDriver and Page Object Model (POM).
• Experience in at least one of the following is required:
• Playwright (preferably with TypeScript) for web UI automation
• API automation using common tools/frameworks
• Experience in planning, writing, executing, maintaining, and troubleshooting test automation scripts.
• Basic understanding of parallel test execution concepts (e.g., running tests in parallel in CI, Selenium Grid, Playwright parallel runs).
• Good knowledge of Git or other version control systems.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong attention to detail with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a collaborative environment, as well as independently with guidance.
• Good written and verbal communication in English.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in test automation.
• Practical experience in building or extending test automation solutions using C#/Python/Java and/or TypeScript.
• Proven experience in:
• UI test automation using Selenium WebDriver and/or Playwright
• Mobile test automation (Appium) and/or API automation (nice to have but not mandatory for all candidates).
• Experience running automated tests in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with test reporting tools (e.g., Allure, ExtentReports) and logging frameworks (e.g., NLog, Serilog) is a plus, not a strict requirement.

Benefits

• Exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies;
• Collaborative and supportive work environment;
• Opportunity to become one of the first faces of the company in Lithuania, with the potential to grow rapidly into a managerial position;