QA Engineer - Manual & Automation
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
Last checked 2d ago — checked against the employer's own applicant tracking system, which is the company answering directly.
We re-read the employer's own applicant tracking system and the posting was still there. That is the company answering directly.
How old is it?
Posted 3d ago
The date the source published, not the day we noticed it (2026-10-30). Last seen at its source just now.
We have tracked this listing since 30 Oct 2026 (2 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently just now.
Is it remote?
Marked remote on the employer's board
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Who may apply?
Colombia
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Pay not stated
Similar roles pay $32–62/hr
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BambooHR employer's own board first seen 2d ago · last seen just now
The listing
THIS OPENING IS AVAILABLE FOR CANDIDATES IN LATIN AMERICA, NOT LIMITED TO ONLY COLOMBIA.
Sonatafy Technology, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is an award-winning nearshore software development company with a strong reputation. They have a dedicated in-house team of engineers, offering end-to-end software solutions and supporting client development staff augmentation. Catering to companies of all sizes and industries, including some of the world's largest brands, Sonatafy Technology is a trusted provider of nearshore enterprise-level cloud and mobile application software development services.
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented QA Engineer with extensive manual and Automation experience using Playwright. You will be part of a collaborative engineering team focused on ensuring product quality through robust test automation and efficient QA practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive automated testing efforts across the platform (50%–50% manual).
- Contribute to social media reporting initiatives.
- Conduct thorough automation code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
Manual Testing (≈50%)
- Review requirements, user stories, and designs to identify gaps, edge cases, and testability concerns early in the sprint.
- Write and maintain clear test plans, test cases, and checklists in BrowserStack Test Management.
- Perform functional, exploratory, regression, smoke, and UAT-support testing across web and mobile.
- Execute cross-browser and cross-device testing, including responsive layouts and real-device checks.
- Validate APIs and back-end behavior manually (e.g., Postman) to support UI findings.
- Reproduce, document, and triage defects with clear steps, evidence (screenshots, videos, logs), severity, and priority.
- Partner with Product and Development during sprint ceremonies to clarify acceptance criteria and sign off on releases.
Test Automation with Playwright (≈50%)
- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end and API automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript.
- Apply maintainable framework patterns (Page Object Model, fixtures, reusable helpers, test data management).
- Identify which manual test cases should be automated and convert stable, high-value scenarios into automated regression coverage.
- Investigate and fix flaky tests using Playwright Trace Viewer, logs, screenshots, and video.
- Integrate test suites into CI/CD pipelines with parallel execution and run cross-browser tests on BrowserStack Automate.
- Report automation results and quality metrics (coverage, pass rate, defect trends) to the team and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Playwright using TypeScript
- Proficiency in Playwright Trace Debugging
- Experience with BrowserStack Test Management
- Experience with BrowserStack Automate
- Proven ability to scope and implement automation requirements for new features
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals
- Experience setting up and maintaining Continuous Integration systems
- Skilled in reporting, tracking, and triaging bugs, and solving complex technical problems
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with meticulous attention to detail
- Solid experience in manual testing: test case design, exploratory testing, regression, and smoke testing
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and test design techniques (boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, risk-based testing)
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira)
- Hands-on experience with API testing, both manual (Postman or similar) and automated (Playwright API testing)
- Comfortable with Git, code reviews, and pull request workflows
- Advanced English, written and spoken
Nice to Haves
- Hands-on experience with native mobile and web QA automation (Appium, WDIO)
- Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD
- Experience with GitHub Actions or other CI tools
- Basic SQL for data validation
- Exposure to accessibility testing (WCAG) and visual regression testing
- Familiarity with performance testing tools (k6, JMeter)
- ISTQB or similar QA certification
Why Work with Sonatafy?
At Sonatafy, you'll join a community of highly skilled engineers across Latin America supporting innovative U.S.-based teams. You'll be part of a fast-moving, client-first culture where your code has real-world impact. We offer competitive compensation, a remote-first lifestyle, and career growth opportunities across industries and technologies.
If you have reached this point and believe you are our ideal candidate, it's time to apply! To apply, please submit your resume in English.
Recruitment Scam Notice
Sonatafy recruitment communications will only come from @sonatafy.com email addresses. We do not request fees or sensitive financial information, nor do we conduct hiring solely through online forms without interviews. If you happen to receive a suspicious message, please contact us at careers@sonatafy.com.