QA Automation Engineer (Playwright+JavaScript/TypeScript)

About this role

Company Introduction Codebase is a young software services company with a great pool of tech-savvy developers. We started in the spring of 2018, and have been growing aggressively. We are located in Pune, India, and serve software product companies across the globe; focusing on enterprise SaaS, eCommerce, cloud, and application development. Codebase is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own quality end-to-end for a payroll platform — from exploratory testing of complex calculation logic to building our automation framework from the ground up. Key Responsibilities: Manual & Exploratory Testing Analyze requirements and create functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios. Perform manual and exploratory testing of payroll workflows, calculations, and business rules. Validate salary, deductions, taxes, bonuses, reimbursements, payslips, and payroll processing. Automation Framework & Scripting Design and build a test automation framework from scratch using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. Develop and maintain reusable Page Objects, utilities, test data, and automation scripts. Automate critical payroll workflows and regression scenarios. Execute and troubleshoot automated tests, including failed and flaky tests. API, Database & CI/CD Perform API testing and SQL/database validation to verify data consistency. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines as part of the development workflow. Defect Management & Reporting Log, track, retest, and verify defects through closure. Maintain test reports and continuously improve test coverage and automation quality. Collaboration Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to identify risks and improve product quality. Requirements: 5+ years of experience in Software QA/Testing, with both manual and automation testing. Strong experience testing web-based applications. Hands-on experience with Playwright . Strong programming/scripting skills in JavaScript/TypeScript . Proven experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch. Experience with API testing (Postman or similar). Good working knowledge of SQL and database validation. Familiarity with Git and general CI/CD concepts and workflows . Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. Nice to have: Experience testing Payroll, HRMS, Finance, or Accounting applications. Knowledge of payroll concepts — salary structures, statutory deductions, tax calculations, bonuses, reimbursements, and compliance. Working knowledge of Selenium with Java. Experience with test reporting tools such as Allure. Understanding of automation framework design, architecture, and best practices. Soft Skills Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Proactive and eager to learn new technologies.