At Satellite, we are looking for a driven, smart, and ambitious Senior SDET (JS/TypeScript/Playwright) to join our team and work with a US-based company specializing in home improvement financing.
About Client: HFS Financial is a US-based company specializing in home improvement financing. They help homeowners across the United States access financing solutions for a wide range of renovation and remodeling projects through a fast, transparent, and customer-focused lending platform.
Engagement type: Project-based contract (3–6 months) with a high probability of extension based on project growth and performance.
Please note: This is not a Manual QA role. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who can design and build a Playwright-based automation framework from scratch, integrate it into the CI/CD pipeline, and help establish automation best practices across the engineering team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing and building a scalable test automation frameworks from scratch using JavaScript/TypeScript and Playwright;
- Developing and maintaining end-to-end, UI, and API automated tests;
- Defining the overall test automation architecture and ensuring its scalability and maintainability;
- Integrating the automation frameworks into the CI/CD pipeline and driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle;
- Collaborating closely with software engineers to improve product quality and establish engineering best practices;
- Identifying testing gaps and continuously improving test coverage, reliability, and performance;
- Troubleshooting test failures and optimizing automated test execution;
- Mentoring developers on running automation tests and promoting automation best practices across the engineering team;
- Taking ownership of the automation framework and continuously evolving it as the product grows.
You'll Be A Great Fit If You Have:
- University degree (ideally in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or another related technical field);
- 5+ years of professional experience in QA Automation, SDET, or Software Engineering;
- 2+ years of hands-on commercial experience with Playwright (MUST);
- Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript (MUST);
- Experience designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch;
- Solid understanding of software testing principles, automation architecture, and engineering best practices;
- Experience with UI and API test automation;
- Experience working with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar);
- Hands-on experience with Allure or other reporting tool and framework integration;
- Practical experience with Docker and containerized environments;
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently;
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving automation initiatives would be a strong advantage;
- Strong verbal and written English (B2–C1) – MUST.
Satellite builds dedicated engineering teams for successful American startups. We find and nurture the most driven technical talent for our clients that build innovative products and look for the truly best people to join their teams.
Skills Required
- 5+ years professional experience in QA Automation, SDET, or Software Engineering
- 2+ years hands-on commercial experience with Playwright
- Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript
- Experience designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch
- Experience with UI and API test automation
- Experience working with CI/CD systems (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
- Hands-on experience with Allure or other reporting tool and framework integration
- Practical experience with Docker and containerized environments
- Strong verbal and written English (B2-C1)
- University degree (ideally in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related)
- Experience mentoring engineers and driving automation initiatives
- Solid understanding of software testing principles, automation architecture, and engineering best practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
What We Do
Satellite Innovations is a custom software development company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing technology solutions for startups. The company aims to solve the technology talent war by providing cost-efficient, dedicated teams of top engineering minds to tech-enabled companies. Operating as a provider of offshore technology teams, they focus on building global engineering teams tailored for innovative US companies.
