Senior QA Automation Engineer

Location: India (Remote) Experience: 5+ years, B2B SaaS Limelight is a modern FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) SaaS platform helping finance teams move beyond spreadsheets and static budgets. We enable CFOs and FP&A teams to model, forecast, and analyze financial performance in real time—with speed, confidence, and governance. The Role We’re looking for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to help us scale a high-quality, reliable SaaS platform used for mission-critical financial decision-making. As part of Limelight’s Product Development team , you’ll own and evolve our automated testing strategy—ensuring stability, performance, and trust across everything we ship, from core financial modeling to AI-driven features. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building robust automation frameworks, collaborating closely with developers and product managers, and raising the quality bar across the organization. What You’ll Do - Design and build our test automation framework from scratch, using Playwright as the foundation. - Own end-to-end quality across UI, API, and backend/integration layers. - Combine automated testing with manual and exploratory testing — especially for complex financial calculations, data integrity, and edge cases where human judgment matters. - Write, maintain, and scale automated test suites; integrate them into CI/CD. - Tackle flaky tests, test data management, and environment stability head-on. - Partner directly with product development on requirements, edge cases, and release readiness. - Champion quality earlier in the development cycle — not just at the end. - Manage test cases, defects, and documentation in Jira and Confluence. What You Bring - 5+ years of QA automation experience in SaaS or web-based applications - Strong hands-on experience with API testing (REST/JSON, auth, error handling) and running tests in CI (e.g., Postman + Newman) - Experience with browser automation (Playwright preferred; Cypress, Selenium, or similar) - Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript for test automation - Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (parallel runs, retries, artifacts, quality gates) - Working knowledge of Git and SQL (PostgreSQL) for test data setup and validation - Strong ability to debug end-to-end issues using browser DevTools and logs - Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and collaborating cross-functionally - Ability to write clear, high-quality defect reports with evidence and impact - Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills Nice to have: - Experience testing AI/ML-driven features - Experience with financial, analytics, or data-intensive platforms Education - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience Why Join Limelight Software? - Build mission-critical SaaS for modern finance, with real customer impact and ownership from day one - Work alongside a team that values craft, accountability, and high standards - Enjoy a company you can grow with long-term Powered by JazzHR