Senior QA Automation Engineer – Tech Lead

November 20

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Real Estate • eCommerce • Fintech

Real is a real estate experience company working to make life’s most complex transaction simple for agents, home buyers, and sellers. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, Real integrates real estate, mortgage, and closing services to provide a seamless, end-to-end experience with trusted, agent-led guidance. Their division includes expert services for luxury properties and military families, and they focus on enhancing the real estate process through innovative solutions and dedicated support for both clients and agents.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

🏠 Real Estate

🛍️ eCommerce

💳 Fintech

📋 Description

• Lead QA automation efforts across multiple platforms, including web, mobile, and API projects. • Serve as the technical lead for the automation team, establishing best practices, test strategies, and frameworks. • Design and maintain scalable automated test suites using Playwright for web applications and Detox for mobile applications. • Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and QA peers to define acceptance criteria, test strategies, and automation roadmaps. • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and reliable deployment cycles. • Identify and implement opportunities to improve automation coverage, performance, and efficiency. • Participate in code reviews, promoting high standards for testability and maintainability. • Mentor and coach QA engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and quality ownership. • Champion quality-first development practices, including Test-Driven (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). • Drive adoption of modern tools and processes to improve Real’s overall software reliability and delivery speed.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong expertise in TypeScript • Hands-on experience using Playwright for testing modern web applications • Proficiency in designing and writing maintainable automated tests across web, mobile, and API layers • Experience building and maintaining automation pipelines in CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI) • Proven leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding QA or SDET teams • Solid understanding of TDD and BDD methodologies • Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field • 7+ years of experience in QA automation engineering, SDET, or a similar role focused on web, mobile, and API testing • Experience with Playwright, Detox, and modern QA frameworks required • Prior experience leading automation initiatives or serving as a QA technical lead preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Offers Health and Life Insurance • Flexible PTO • 401k