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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cypress Automation QA Engineer - **Company:** Alpha Silicon - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Browser Compatibility, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Firefox, Github, Microsoft UI Automation, Node.Js, OAuth, OpenID, Preprocessor, Scrum Methodology, E2e Testing, Mockito, Swagger, Next.js, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, TypeScript, Openapi, Circleci, Postman, ReactJS, Cypress (Programming Language), Gitlab, Git, Webpack, Gherkin, Figma, Graphql, Front End Software Development, React Testing Library, Restful APIs, Api Management, Jenkins - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/61a770ef-b9b2-4d11-90bb-7ecc9950c627 ## About the Role * 3 5+ years in QA automation with React/JavaScript/TypeScript; 2+ years hands-on with Cypress (v10+), including component and E2E testing. * Strong experience testing React applications (SPAs or Next.js) and familiarity with common patterns (hooks, state management, routing). * Proven BDD/Gherkin experience with Cypress cucumber preprocessor (e.g., @badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor), writing clear feature files and maintainable step definitions. * API testing for REST/GraphQL: cy.request, authentication (OAuth/OIDC/JWT), request/response validation, Postman/Newman. * CI/CD pipeline integration (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI) with test parallelization, artifacts, and reporting. * Solid understanding of test design techniques (boundary, equivalence, negative/state-based testing) and strategies to reduce flakiness. * Expertise in Cypress intercept/mocking, stubs, fixtures; network conditioning and time controls. * Git proficiency and code review experience; Agile/Scrum collaboration. Nice-to-have skills * React Testing Library, Jest/, vitest, and Cypress Testing Library; MSW for network mocking. * Accessibility testing (axe-core) and basic performance checks (Lighthouse). * Cross-browser Cypress runs (Chrome/Firefox) and containerized test execution. * Experience with micro-frontends or Storybook-driven component testing. Tools we use or expect familiarity with * Cypress (E2E + component), React, Vite, Javascript, TypeScript, Node.js * @badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor or similar * GitHub/GitLab, CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins) * Jira/Confluence or similar * Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI * Cypress * Cypress cloud enterprise or project reporting * Whimsical * Figma ## Description * Mission: To build, scale, and maintain front-end test automation for React-based applications using Cypress with a BDD/Gherkin workflow. Integrate tests into CI/CD, reduce flakiness, and provide high-signal quality feedback for releases. * Primary focus: React UI automation (E2E and component testing) with Cypress. * API testing: Yes. Validate REST APIs consumed by the frontend using Cypress (cy.request) and/or Postman/MSW. Light contract testing is a plus. Top Responsibilities * Design, implement, and maintain Cypress automation for React apps (TypeScript), covering E2E, integration, and component tests. * Author Gherkin feature files and step definitions; align tests with product acceptance criteria and living documentation. * Build and evolve the automation framework: project structure, custom commands, fixtures/test data, environment configuration, stable selectors, and utilities. * Integrate automation into CI/CD (parallelization, retries, test dashboards, flaky test detection, reporting). * Perform API testing for frontend-consumed endpoints REST, including authentication flows, data setup/cleanup, and error handling. * Collaborate with developers, QA, and product to refine testability, review PRs, triage failures, and drive root cause analysis. * Establish and enforce best practices (selector strategy, intercept/mocking, accessibility checks, performance smoke, cross-browser runs). * Track coverage and risk; propose automation strategies to maximize impact while minimizing maintenance. ## Related Videos - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Advanced Cypress: custom assertions and tasks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/790-advanced-cypress-custom-assertions-and-tasks) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss) - [Dev Digest 133 - Back to Front](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/474-dev-digest-133-back-to-front)