Real is a fast-growing national real estate brokerage powered by technology. Real is currently operating in all U.S. states, Canada, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2014, Real is a trailblazer in the Residential Real Estate industry, as we lead the disruption with our cutting-edge technology platform. We are on a mission to revolutionize the home-buying and selling process, making agents' lives better while creating lucrative financial opportunities for them.

Job Summary:
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated QA Automation Engineer to join our team at Real. This role will require expertise in both automation and manual testing. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test scripts using tools such as Playwright, as well as solid experience with manual test case creation, execution, and management. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our web and mobile applications by building and maintaining robust testing frameworks, analyzing test results, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements in the QA process. The role also includes mentoring junior team members, reviewing pull requests (PRs), and guiding the team in implementing best practices for test automation.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks using Playwright.
- End-to-end working on QA cycle, test case creation, and test case management.
- Review Pull Requests (PRs) for Playwright automation tests created by team members, providing constructive feedback to ensure quality, scalability, and adherence to best practices.
- Analyzing PRD and pointing out the gaps if any.
- Ability to work individually as well as in teams
- Lead - Developing and guiding the testing procedures to ensure testing is efficient, effective, and comprehensive
- Lead - Analyzing existing testing frameworks and tools and be able to enhance manual and automation scope
- Designing and creating test scripts to address areas such as database impact, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability in preparation for the release
- Developing and guiding the testing procedures to ensure testing is efficient, effective, and comprehensive
- Raise outstanding issues through established project management channels, as per the project plan
- Experience working on Cypress / Playwright similar tools

Required Skills/Abilities: 
- Automation Development: Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using JS based frameworks e.g. Cypress, Playwright, etc.
- Experience with Git for version control and collaboration within the development and testing workflows.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript / Typescript to write and debug test scripts efficiently.
- Experience working with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, or similar to build and manage automated pipelines.
- 3+ years of experience in QA with a focus on automation testing, specifically using Playwright.
- Experience on Mobile Testing with both Android as well as iOS Devices.
- Having Performed UI/UX Testing.
- Proficient in Testing methodologies, Test case creation, and Test case management tool
- Ability to transform requirements into test cases with required coverage
- Knowledge of frontend technologies
- Proficient with any test management tool and defect management tool - Youtrack/Jira is a plus
- Ability to understand and promote process improvements as needed
- Self-motivated with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A committed individual with a positive attitude and driven to succeed
- Experience with Web services (API) testing using tools like Postman/Swagger is a plus.
- Experience with Tools like Datadog for error monitoring and debugging is a plus.
- Experience working with real estate markets is a plus

Education and Experience: 
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 3+ years of experience in QA, with a focus on automation testing (preferably using Playwright or similar tools).
- Experience in UI/UX testing, API testing, and working with mobile testing is highly desirable.

Must-Have:  Ability to truly encompass our Company Core Values
- Work Hard. Be Kind
- “We” are bigger than “me”
- Tech x Humanity

Compensation
- Estimated Base Salary (DOE) ₹1.4M – ₹1.9M

Physical Requirements: 
- Sit for long periods of time

Real is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.