Own the E2E test suite. Design, build, and maintain end-to-end automated tests in Playwright (TypeScript) covering our critical user journeys across products
Backfill and prioritize coverage. Audit what we have, identify the highest-risk gaps, and systematically close them
Kill flakiness. Own suite reliability end to end: root-cause flaky tests, establish quarantine and retry policies, manage test data and environment stability, and keep signal-to-noise high enough that a red build means something
Shape CI integration. Partner with our DevOps engineer on where tests run in the pipeline, execution frequency, parallelization, runtime budgets, and merge/deploy gating
Test at the right layer. Know when a check belongs at the API or integration layer instead of the browser, and structure the suite so it stays fast as it grows
Enable the team. Coach developers on writing good Playwright tests, review test code, and establish patterns, utilities, and documentation so test authorship scales beyond you
Report on quality. Co-own quality metrics including test coverage of critical paths, suite reliability, and defect escape rate, and communicate trends to engineering leadership
Use modern tooling. Leverage AI-assisted development (we use Claude Code across engineering) and Playwright's evolving tooling to accelerate test authoring and maintenance
90 days: Own the existing suite, ship coverage beyond the initial 3-5 journeys, the worst flaky tests have been root-caused or quarantined, and you've audited existing coverage and aligned a prioritized backfill plan with engineering leadership
6 months: Critical user journeys have reliable E2E coverage, flakiness is measurably down, and tests are integrated into CI at the right points with clear gating rules
12 months: Full journey set covered and maintained as products evolve (coverage that rots doesn't count), developers across all teams are writing quality tests to your standards without your direct involvement, and suite health and defect escape rate are reported metrics the org trusts
With success comes future growth potential
Quality engineering leadership. You'll be the person who defines what quality engineering means at Buildout. As the company grows, that can mean owning the quality discipline across all product teams (strategy, standards, and metrics) and shaping how we hire and grow in this area
Test platform and infrastructure ownership. Deepen the partnership with DevOps into genuine co-ownership of the delivery pipeline: test environments, ephemeral infrastructure, deployment gating, and the tooling that makes fast, safe releases possible
Expanding the testing surface. E2E is where we're investing first, but performance testing, load testing, contract testing, and AI-assisted quality tooling are all open territory with no incumbent owner
Role Details
Location: This is a fully remote role open across most of the US
The targeted compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000