Software Development Engineer in Test 2

Interview Kickstart· Remote (global)

Posted October 7, 2026

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Experience
2.5+ years
Pay
Not disclosed
Education
Not specified
Location
Remote (global)
Work mode
Remote
Job type
Full-time

About this role

Interview Kickstart runs interview-prep courses taught by instructors from big tech companies, and the team is fully remote. This QA engineer builds reusable Playwright automation for its Next.js web app and Python/Django APIs, with an AI-first testing approach.

What you will do

  • Build reusable automation frameworks for UI, API, performance and security testing
  • Drive an AI-first QA strategy
  • Scale Playwright automation across the web apps
  • Do manual exploratory testing where needed
  • Build CI/CD-integrated test systems
  • Find and fix gaps and risks in automation pipelines
  • Mentor junior QA engineers

What the employer expects

  • 2.5+ years in automation testing
  • Hands-on Playwright for end-to-end testing
  • Experience building scalable test frameworks, not one-off scripts
  • Hands-on manual testing experience
  • Familiarity with AI-based test generation and self-healing tests
  • Good debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Good communication skills

Benefits

  • Permanent remote/WFH with flexible culture
  • Cutting-edge, AI-first tech stack
  • Ownership and trust from top management
  • Rapid career progression for high performers

Skills

  • Playwright
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • Python
  • Django
  • Test automation frameworks
  • CI/CD
  • API testing
  • Manual testing
  • AI-driven testing

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