This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description Pavago is hiring on behalf of a fast-growing, product-focused technology company that is strengthening its automation infrastructure. They are redefining quality assurance through cutting-edge AI technology. They leverage the power of intelligent automation to ensure unparalleled reliability and performance in our software products. Their mission is to build a smart and resilient testing environment, allowing our clients to focus on innovation and growth. They are looking for a senior-level automation engineer who takes ownership of test systems, framework stability, and regression coverage. This is an automation-first role working directly with frontend and backend engineers. This is not a manual QA position. It is a hands-on engineering role focused on Playwright and TypeScript. - Develop and maintain E2E tests using Playwright (TypeScript) - Expand automation coverage across critical product workflows - Identify and eliminate flaky tests - Improve test suite stability and execution performance - Ensure seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines - Manage test data and maintain reliable test environments - Collaborate directly with engineers on new feature releases - Utilize AI tools to support exploratory testing and uncover edge cases Qualifications - Strong proficiency in TypeScript - Hands-on experience with Playwright (or strong Cypress background with readiness to transition) - Proven experience building and maintaining E2E automation frameworks - Solid understanding of: - DOM interaction - Network requests - Asynchronous behavior - Diagnosing flaky tests - Experience integrating automation into CI/CD environments Preferred Experience - Experience setting up E2E test infrastructure from scratch - Test data management strategies - Experience testing B2B SaaS platforms - Multi-tenant systems and role-based access testing - Familiarity with AI-assisted testing workflows Soft Skills - Strong ownership mindset - Clear and professional communication - Problem-solving approach to automation instability - Comfortable operating in a low-management environment - Growth-oriented and adaptable Interview Process - Initial Screening Call (Pavago) - Qualification, experience validation, and role alignment. - Technical Assessment / Automation Review - Practical discussion or exercise focused on Playwright, TypeScript, and framework design. - Client Technical Interview - Deep dive into automation architecture, CI/CD integration, and problem-solving approach. - Final Interview (Culture & Ownership Fit) - Discussion around autonomy, collaboration style, and long-term fit.

• Design and review test and product requirements across the NVLink, Ethernet and InfiniBand / NIC / DPU / Switch portfolio, focusing on large‑scale AI cluster behavior • Build and maintain realistic customer‑like testbeds, including heterogeneous hardware, OS / driver combinations and complex network fabrics • Own end‑to‑end cluster troubleshooting: reproduce customer scenarios, triage across the stack and drive issues to root cause and fix • Read and understand relevant source code to identify defects, validate fixes and improve logging and instrumentation • Collaborate closely with development teams to debug NCCL, RoCE/RDMA and related networking components using logs, code inspection and targeted experiments • Define tests and guide the automation team to implement robust, debuggable suites that produce actionable logs, metrics and traces • Run Regression, Performance, Functional and Scale testing, analyze results and provide clear, data‑driven reports to collaborators • Profile and benchmark deep learning training and inference workloads, correlating model‑level metrics with system and network telemetry to uncover bottlenecks

• Lead and execute functional, integration, regression, and system testing for new and ongoing projects. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Development, QA, UX, and Product Management to understand business and technical requirements and translate them into effective test strategies and test cases. • Own the design, development, and maintenance of test plans, test cases, and automation scripts to ensure product quality, interoperability, compatibility, and performance. • Communicate testing plans, execution status, risks, and findings clearly through written reports and verbal updates to stakeholders. • Drive defect lifecycle management, including defect identification, tracking, reporting, and ensuring timely resolution. • Support release readiness activities, including User Test Acceptance (UTA) coordination and production deployment support. • Conduct customer demos or feedback sessions to understand user pain points, gather insights, and validate that solutions meet customer expectations. • Identify gaps in testing processes and tools, and recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

• Designing and developing automated API and UI tests using white-box and black-box techniques. • Debugging systems, building test frameworks, and automating functional and system testing processes. • Enhancing the CI/CD pipeline by developing new automated tests and improving the continuous testing environment. • Collaborating with developers to define test criteria, create comprehensive test plans, and build robust automation. • Testing, troubleshooting, and debugging new software to ensure quality and reliability. • Creating, maintaining, and executing manual tests to replicate real-world scenarios involving complex distributed systems