Senior Test Automation Engineer/Software Development Engineer in Test (d/f/m)

What is Leapsome? Leapsome is the AI-powered people platform revolutionizing HR for modern teams. Leapsome drives HR excellence and empowers high-performing teams by automating, connecting, and simplifying every HR process across the employee lifecycle — from onboarding and performance management to engagement and development. Built with ease of use in mind, our platform ensures high adoption by employees, managers, and People teams alike. Our purpose is to make work fulfilling for everyone, and our vision is to reshape the future of work by being the leading People platform for HR excellence and high-performing teams. We enable companies to create environments where people can achieve their goals, learn and grow together, and build genuine motivation & engagement. Trusted by thousands of organizations globally, Leapsome secured $60 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners in March 2022. This funding allowed us to further develop our intelligent platform, create exceptional employee experiences, and expand into the US market. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Leapsome and be part of reshaping the future of work! Your Opportunity at Leapsome Join a highly collaborative and product-focused engineering team that’s redefining how quality assurance integrates with software development. At Leapsome, QA is not a separate silo - it’s an integral part of the engineering process. As a Senior Test Automation Engineer/Software Development Engineer in Test, you will work closely with developers, product managers, customer success and designers to ensure every feature delivers exceptional quality and user satisfaction. This role combines hands-on testing, automation, and innovative problem-solving. You’ll have the opportunity to drive automation efforts with tools like Playwright, screen and refine incoming tasks, and support scheduled release processes with manual testing where needed. Beyond this, you’ll play a key role in holding the engineering team to our quality standards, championing best practices, and exploring innovative approaches, such as leveraging AI in testing. You will: - Drive the design and implementation of automation frameworks using tools like Playwright, ensuring scalable, reliable, and maintainable test coverage - Collaborate closely with engineers during the development lifecycle to identify edge cases and potential pitfalls early - Screen and refine incoming tasks, ensuring clear requirements and testability before development begins - Conduct exploratory testing for complex workflows and manual testing during scheduled release cycles to ensure seamless launches - Challenge engineers to uphold high-quality standards in code, functionality, and user experience, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence - Experiment with AI-driven testing approaches, identifying opportunities to enhance the speed and depth of QA processes - Monitor production systems and implement automated checks to maintain platform reliability and detect regressions proactively - Contribute to cross-functional projects, offering insights into testing strategies for smarter platform initiatives or AI-powered features - Document QA strategies and findings, fostering a learning environment and helping scale QA knowledge across the team What is the Technology Stack? - Core Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, Vue.js, and MongoDB for building scalable, maintainable, and high-performing applications - Automation Frameworks: Playwright, Vitest, and Mocha/Chai for comprehensive automated testing - Infrastructure: Docker, Github Actions and AWS for scalable CI/CD pipelines and production systems - Collaboration: GitHub, Notion, and async communication tools to work transparently with the engineering team - Analytics: Mixpanel, Sentry, and Datadog to track feature performance and identify issues - AI/LLMs: Leveraging modern AI technologies with LangGraph, multi-agent architectures, RAG-based knowledge retrieval, and evaluation workf