Senior QA Automation Engineer - Tech Lead (Playwright)

About the job

Who We Are: Real (Nasdaq: REAX) is a publicly traded, fast-growing global real estate brokerage powered by technology and driven by people. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve been reimagining the residential real estate experience. With operations across the U.S., Canada, India, and the District of Columbia, we’re leading the industry with our cutting-edge platform that empowers agents, simplifies the buying and selling journey, and unlocks greater financial opportunities.

At Real, we believe in pairing Tech x Humanity to create something truly different.

Learn more at https://www.onereal.com/ Work Schedule: 2:00 PM-11:00 PM IST, Monday - Friday

About the Role: We are looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer - Tech Lead (Playwright) to join our dynamic and rapidly growing team. In this role, you will be a hands-on technical leader for our QA automation efforts across web, mobile, and API projects. You will play a key role in shaping our test automation strategy and leading a talented team to ensure high-quality coverage and automation across our platforms. This is a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment and contribute to the development of cutting-edge technology in the real estate industry.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead QA automation efforts across multiple platforms, including web, mobile, and API projects.
• Act as the tech lead for the automation team, setting best practices, defining test strategies, and ensuring high-quality coverage.
• Write, maintain, and evolve automated tests using Playwright for web applications and Detox for mobile applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other QA engineers to define test strategies, acceptance criteria, and automation plans.
• Build scalable and robust automated test suites to support continuous integration and deployment.
• Proactively identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and improvement in test infrastructure and coverage.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure testability and quality are integrated into the development process.
• Mentor and lead other engineers in automation best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Champion a high bar for quality across the company and help shape the quality engineering culture.