QA Automation Engineer Job Review: Playwright, Python, Remote ($100K-$150K) - What You Need to Know

Khay Cherniavski

12d (edited) • Job Market Monday

📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯? 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: QA Automation Engineer - Playwright/Python (Remote)

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆: Via CyberCoders (recruiting firm)

𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: $100,000 – $150,000 + Bonus

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Remote (New York, NY based)

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: Playwright, Python, API testing, E2E automation

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: [https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4334981914]

This is actually one of the more realistic QA Automation job postings I've seen lately.

🔗 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁:

They're not playing title inflation games. They call it what it is: 𝗤𝗔 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿.

No "Senior Software Engineer in Test" or "Principal Quality Architect" nonsense. Just straight to the point.

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:

This company built a B2B platform for high-stakes operations. Not consumer-facing, but mission-critical stuff. The kind of software that can't afford to break.

They need someone who can build solid test automation infrastructure and actually code, not just record-and-playback scripts.

⚠️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

✅ 2+ years of E2E & API test automation using 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

✅ Hands-on coding in 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 (they specifically say "not just scripting")

✅ Building QA infrastructure - test environments, performance testing, security tooling

✅ Experience testing complex web applications

✅ Manual testing when automation gaps exist

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: JavaScript, C#, WebGL, performance/security/accessibility testing, telemetry tools

🟢 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:

They're honest about needing someone who can code, not just "write test scripts."

They acknowledge manual testing is still part of the job, no pretending it's 100% automation.

The salary range is realistic for mid-to-senior level QA automation ($100k-$150k).

They list actual tools (Playwright, Python) instead of vague "automation experience."

🚩 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵:

It's posted by CyberCoders, a recruiting firm. That means you're not applying directly to the company.

Over 100 applicants already, competition is real.

"2+ years" sounds entry-level, but they want someone building QA infrastructure. That's more like 3-5 years of actual experience.

🎯 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱:

▹ Solid Python programming skills (not just scripting - actual coding)

▹ Experience with Playwright for E2E and API testing

▹ Understanding of how to build test infrastructure from scratch

▹ Ability to test complex web applications manually when needed

▹ Knowledge of performance, security, or accessibility testing is a big plus

| 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗔 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

💡 𝗣𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗽:

Since this is through a recruiter, your resume needs to pass their screening first. Make sure you clearly highlight:

Playwright experience
Python coding (show actual projects, not just "familiar with Python")
API testing experience
Any test infrastructure you've built

𝗣.𝗦. This is one of the better QA Automation postings out there. If you have Playwright + Python experience, this is worth applying to. Just know you're competing with 100+ others.

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