Senior/Lead Software Test Automation Engineer (Remote – Contractor)

The Position

We’re looking for a Senior/Lead Software Test Automation Engineer to take ownership of our test automation efforts and help scale quality engineering across teams. You’ll work closely with our Manual QA, Frontend, DevOps, and Product teams to build reliable, scalable, and well-documented test coverage that supports our continuous delivery goals.

This is a full-time (40 hrs/week) remote contractor role, open to candidates based in Portugal, Poland, Romania, Brazil, or Argentina.

What You’ll Do

• Extend and maintain our existing test automation framework (Playwright + JavaScript/TypeScript)

• Build end-to-end UI tests and API test coverage

• Maintain automation documentation and internal libraries

• Collaborate with QA, Engineering, DevOps, and Product to embed testing in the development lifecycle

• Mentor and guide Manual QA engineers through onboarding and upskilling in automation

• Continuously improve test practices, frameworks, and tooling

• Support test execution within our CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions) and reporting in Allure TestOps

Must-Have Qualifications

• 4+ years of QA experience, including 2+ years in test automation

• Strong skills in JavaScript and TypeScript

• Proven experience with the Playwright framework

• Comfortable writing and maintaining API tests

• Familiar with GitHub Actions for CI/CD and Allure TestOps for reporting

• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams

• Ability to work independently, prioritize well, and communicate clearly

• Fluent English (B2+ level)

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Prior experience mentoring or onboarding QA engineers into automation

• Familiarity with mobile and desktop application testing

• Experience with virtual machine setup for test environments (e.g., install/test flows)

Why You Should Apply

• Join a collaborative QA team where your impact and ownership will be visible from day one

• Help shape and scale automation testing at a growing remote-first SaaS company

• Work with flexible hours and the freedom to manage your own schedule

• Gain exposure to modern testing tools and strategies across CI/CD environments

Location Requirement

• Must be based in Portugal, Poland, Romania, Brazil, or Argentina and authorized to work there without sponsorship.

Competitive Compensation

• Contractor Rate: USD 34-38/hour (approx. USD 5500-6500/month based on full-time hours)

• Contractors are paid based on hours worked. This role expects a full-time commitment of 40 hrs/week.

Exciting Perks for Contractors

• Career Growth Opportunities – We invest in your development and provide mentorship and hands-on learning

• Work Flexibility – Set your own schedule and work from anywhere within the supported countries

• Team Culture – Join a highly collaborative, globally distributed team that values trust, autonomy, and impact

• Annual Retreats – Enjoy in-person connection at our unforgettable team retreats (Ibiza, Mexico, Costa Rica...)

Freedom & Flexibility

• Fully Remote Position: Work from anywhere in Portugal, Poland, Romania, Brazil, or Argentina. Enjoy the benefits of a remote-first environment with an empowering culture focused on delivering results.

• Flexible Hours: Employees and contractors alike enjoy the flexibility to set their own schedules within reason, promoting a great work-life balance.

Unforgettable Retreats

• Celebrate Success Together: Join us at unforgettable annual retreats in stunning destinations. Our team has gathered in places like the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Ibiza, Spain. Where will we go next?

Be Part of Our Mission

• Empower the Future of Work: As a part of our team, you’ll be at the forefront of redefining work for a global, distributed workforce.

• Proven Track Record: We've seen incredible growth and are ready to accelerate even further, with the added boost of new investment.

• The Best is Yet to Come: You’ll be joining a company with its most exciting years ahead. Your contributions will shape the future of our business and the work landscape worldwide.

Company Overview

Our mission is to empower people to have their most productive workday. To do this we have built the industry-leading workforce analytics platform for remote and distributed teams. We were an early believer in the remote work trend and have been one hundred percent remote from day one, which was over a decade ago. With a focus on transparency and accountability, our software provides valuable insights about work habits. Our platform powers time and activity tracking, shift/schedule management, as well as invoicing, and payments for over 95,000 businesses. But we are just getting started. We believe that the remote work trend represents the biggest tectonic shift in the business world since the advent of the PC and that the majority of companies will have a tool like Hubstaff in their tech stack within the next decade. We have a winning culture and want to talk to you about how to help us continue our incredible momentum.