Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Testing Architect)

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on individual contributor to assess current QA/SDET practices, identify gaps, and guide the organization toward a modern, scalable testing framework, including migrating from Leapwork to Playwright.

This is not a people-management role; it focuses on organizing testing efforts, leading discovery, and staying deeply hands-on. Strong assertiveness, influence without authority, and a passion for software development are essential.

Deep expertise in Playwright and AI-driven testing approaches is required.

Location: Only LATAM - 100% Remote. 

Working hours are based on the US Central–Eastern Time Zone.  

About Us  

Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities 

• Evaluate the current QA/SDET landscape across teams and formalize an end-to-end testing framework.  

• Define what QA and SDET efforts should be prioritized based on system complexity and risk.  

• Identify gaps in coverage, including missing end-to-end tests.  

• Guide teams through discovery and decision-making related to testing strategies and tooling.  

• Establish and implement a complete testing strategy leveraging a deep understanding of the Test Pyramid.  

• Serve as a technical testing leader by driving innovation through research, prototyping, and AI-driven testing approaches.  

• Be hands-on with Playwright, contributing production-level automation code.  

• Create and maintain test documentation, including test cases, scripts, and reports.  

• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks following SOLID principles and clean-code standards.  

• Work in an Agile environment, collaborating closely with engineering teams.  

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.  

• Monitor and analyze test results and provide actionable feedback.  

• Perform exploratory testing and support root cause analysis of complex issues.  

• Assist with all Agile scrum team activities, including story refinement and testing.  

Required Skills & Experience 

• Very strong experience as a Software Engineer, SDET, or Test Automation Engineer.  

• Proven experience designing testing strategies for complex, enterprise-scale systems.  

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (mandatory).  

• Strong engineering background with OOP languages such as Java or C#.  

• Strong scripting experience (Python, JavaScript, etc.).  

• Experience with API testing, database testing, and distributed systems.  

• Deep understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, BDD, ATDD/TDD.  

• Strong communication skills and high level of assertiveness.  

• Experience working in large companies with complex systems.  

• Experience applying AI to testing workflows is highly preferred.  

Nice to Have  

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.).  

• Experience with Cloud-based testing and containerization.  

• Experience migrating testing tools or frameworks.  

• Experience working with legacy systems.  

What We Offer  

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.  

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.  

• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.  

• The chance to work on impactful, complex systems.  

• Excellent compensation in USD.  

• Hardware and software setup (mandatory).