- LocationBay Area, CA
- Experience8+ Years
- Posted9 Nov 2026
- TypeOnsite, International, United States, Automation
Senior QA Automation Engineer Cognitiveminds: Cognitiveminds is hiring a Senior QA Automation Engineer in Bay Area, CA for candidates with 8+ Years of experience. This opening was posted on 9 November 2026. Read the role overview, key skills, interview tips and the simple steps to apply below.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test cases.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, API, and end-to-end testing.
- Build automation scripts using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
- Validate business workflows, system integrations, reports, APIs, and data.
- Identify, document, log, and manage defects throughout the software lifecycle.
- Collaborate with business, functional, and engineering teams to ensure quality.
Skills required
How to apply
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About this Senior QA Automation Engineer Cognitiveminds
Cognitiveminds has an open position for a Senior QA Automation Engineer and is looking for someone who cares about shipping high-quality software. The Senior QA Automation Engineer Cognitiveminds involves working closely with developers, product managers and other testers across the full software testing life cycle.
In this role you will develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test cases. You can see the full list of responsibilities in the job details above.
Bay Area has a growing IT and software scene, and companies here are actively building QA and quality engineering teams.
Work type: Onsite, International, United States, Automation.
Key skills for the Senior QA Automation Engineer role
These are the skills the hiring team highlighted for this opening. Make sure your resume shows each one with a real example.
- Selenium WebDriver – build maintainable UI automation with the Page Object Model and solid locator strategies.
- Playwright – write stable cross-browser UI tests with auto-waits, fixtures and parallel runs.
- Cypress – fast front-end testing with network stubbing, custom commands and CI-friendly runs.
- API testing – validate status codes, schemas, auth and edge cases for REST/GraphQL services.
- Regression testing – protect existing features with a smart, prioritised regression suite.
Want to sharpen these skills? The official ISTQB syllabus is a great free reference for testing fundamentals.
A typical day in this role
- Join the daily stand-up to review sprint progress, blockers and what needs testing today.
- Write and maintain automated tests, fix flaky scripts and review test results from the CI pipeline.
- Test APIs for correct responses, error handling, authentication and performance.
- Test new features against acceptance criteria and explore edge cases users might hit.
- Log clear, reproducible bugs with steps, screenshots and logs, then re-test fixes.
- Review test plans, mentor teammates and share quality updates with product and engineering leads.
Who should apply
This opening suits senior QA engineers who design frameworks, review test strategy and guide juniors while still writing quality tests themselves.
If you match most of the skills above, apply for this Senior QA Automation Engineer Cognitiveminds even if you do not tick every single box – hiring teams value strong fundamentals and a clear, honest resume.
How to apply for this Senior QA Automation Engineer Cognitiveminds
- Open the Daily QA Jobs list – a fresh list goes live every day at 9:00 AM IST.
- Find the Senior QA Automation Engineer opening at Cognitiveminds and copy the HR email ID.
- Send a short, polite email with your updated resume and a 3–4 line summary of matching skills.
- Follow up once after 3–5 working days if you have not heard back.
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Interview preparation tips
- Be ready to walk through one real project: the app, your testing approach, tools used and the toughest bug you found.
- Expect a live coding round – practise writing a small UI or API test, handling waits and explaining your framework structure.
- Revise HTTP methods, status codes, headers, auth tokens and how you validate a JSON response.
- Prepare test case design techniques – boundary value, equivalence partitioning and decision tables.
- Prepare examples of test strategy, metrics you tracked, risks you flagged and how you improved release quality.
- Keep your resume ATS-friendly and matched to the skills listed in this job description.
Career growth after this role
Senior QA engineers often move into QA Lead, Test Architect or SDET Lead roles – shaping test strategy and quality culture across teams.
Frequently asked questions
Where is this Senior QA Automation Engineer job located?
This job is based in Bay Area, CA. Work type: Onsite, International, United States, Automation.
How much experience is needed for this Senior QA Automation Engineer job?
The company is looking for 8+ Years of relevant QA experience.
Which skills matter most for this role?
Key skills: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, API Testing, Regression Testing.
How do I apply for this Senior QA Automation Engineer job?
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