Company Introduction Codebase builds exceptional software teams for clients across. We take on our clients' biggest engineering risks — speed, quality, and the cost of hiring the wrong people — and solve them with vetted engineering talent and a custom agile process. Codebase is a great place to work at. The culture is transparent and every employee, irrespective of their position, is given a chance to be heard. Codebase is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer to own quality end-to-end for a payroll platform — from exploratory testing of complex calculation logic to building our automation framework from the ground up. Key Responsibilities: Manual & Exploratory Testing • Analyze requirements and create functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test scenarios. • Perform manual and exploratory testing of payroll workflows, calculations, and business rules. • Validate salary, deductions, taxes, bonuses, reimbursements, payslips, and payroll processing. Automation Framework & Scripting • Design and build a test automation framework from scratch using Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript. • Develop and maintain reusable Page Objects, utilities, test data, and automation scripts. • Automate critical payroll workflows and regression scenarios. • Execute and troubleshoot automated tests, including failed and flaky tests. API, Database & CI/CD • Perform API testing and SQL/database validation to verify data consistency. • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines as part of the development workflow. Defect Management & Reporting • Log, track, retest, and verify defects through closure. • Maintain test reports and continuously improve test coverage and automation quality. Collaboration • Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teams to identify risks and improve product quality. Requirements: • 5+ years of experience in Software QA/Testing, with both manual and automation testing. • Strong experience testing web-based applications. • Hands-on experience with Playwright. • Strong programming/scripting skills in JavaScript/TypeScript. • Proven experience designing and building an automation framework from scratch. • Experience with API testing (Postman or similar). • Good working knowledge of SQL and database validation. • Familiarity with Git and general CI/CD concepts and workflows. • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. • Strong understanding of functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. Nice to have: • Experience testing Payroll, HRMS, Finance, or Accounting applications. • Knowledge of payroll concepts — salary structures, statutory deductions, tax calculations, bonuses, reimbursements, and compliance. • Working knowledge of Selenium with Java. • Experience with test reporting tools such as Allure. • Understanding of automation framework design, architecture, and best practices. Soft Skills • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. • Strong communication and interpersonal abilities. • Ability to work independently and as part of a team. • Proactive and eager to learn new technologies.