Engineer Quality

QA Engineer (Contract) | Remote | Outside IR35 | We're working with a fast-moving PropTech company to find a QA Engineer for an initial 4-month contract (with strong extension potential to 6+ months). This is a greenfield automation opportunity. The client needs someone who can own QA from the ground up: write documentation, establish a Playwright-based automation framework, and bring genuine rigour to manual testing. You'll be working on a PHP/Laravel web product in the landlord/rental sector, with real scope to shape how quality is done here. What you'll be doing: Manual testing day-to-day while building out an automated framework in Playwright Owning QA strategy, not just executing test cases Greenfield setup no existing suite to inherit Documenting as you go with an eye on handover or perm conversion What they're looking for: Proven experience with Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript) Strong manual testing instincts, proactive bug-hunting beyond acceptance criteria Someone who can architect a framework from scratch, not just extend one UK-based, happy working fully remote