Wits Innovation Lab is expanding its QA team in Mumbai and is looking for experienced professionals for two quality-engineering positions: QA Automation Engineer β Playwright and QA Engineer β Mobile Testing. Both opportunities require 4+ years of experience and offer a strong combination of automation, API, database and domain-focused testing.
π Job Details
- Company: Wits Innovation Lab
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Experience: 4+ Years
- Positions: QA Automation Engineer β Playwright / QA Engineer β Mobile Testing
- Work Focus: Automation, API, database and mobile testing
- Domain: Insurance
- Application: Updated resume to tanuj.lamba@thewitslab.com
π’ About Wits Innovation Lab
Wits Innovation Lab is a software development and IT services company working across software engineering and digital technology solutions. Public company profiles classify it within software development/IT services, and current hiring activity shows roles spanning QA, software development, DevOps and other technology functions.
For QA professionals, this makes the Mumbai openings interesting because they combine automation with backend validation and domain knowledge rather than limiting the role to UI test execution.
β Why These Roles Are Good for Experienced QA Professionals
The QA Automation Engineer β Playwright position is particularly relevant for testers looking to modernize their automation expertise. Playwright with JavaScript/TypeScript is increasingly used for reliable end-to-end browser automation, while API testing, SQL, CI/CD and framework development provide the broader engineering skills expected from an SDET or Quality Engineer.
The QA Engineer β Mobile Testing role is equally valuable for professionals who want deeper mobile-quality expertise. Mobile testing combined with API and database validation allows you to understand the complete application flowβfrom the mobile interface through backend services and data layers.
Both positions also specify Insurance Domain experience, which can be a differentiator for candidates who already understand policy administration, claims, billing, customer onboarding, underwriting or related insurance workflows.
π οΈ Skills Required
QA Automation Engineer β Playwright
Candidates should be strong in Playwright, JavaScript/TypeScript, API automation, SQL, automation-framework design and CI/CD. Knowledge of REST APIs, HTTP methods, authentication, JSON validation, test data management and reporting is important.
The JD also mentions Rest Assured, so candidates should understand API automation concepts even if their primary UI automation stack is Playwright. Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, Docker, Agile/Scrum, cross-browser testing and parallel execution can further strengthen the profile.
QA Engineer β Mobile Testing
Prepare Android/iOS testing fundamentals, functional testing, regression testing, compatibility testing, API testing, database validation and Postman. Knowledge of Appium, device farms, mobile logs, deep links, push notifications, network conditions and mobile-specific debugging is an advantage.
For both roles, strong understanding of STLC, defect lifecycle, test design, root-cause analysis and risk-based testing will be expected.
π― Expected Wits Innovation Lab Interview Rounds
- Round 1 β Recruiter Screening: Experience, Mumbai availability, notice period, domain experience and salary expectations.
- Round 2 β Technical QA Interview: Testing fundamentals, automation, API, SQL and project-specific questions.
- Round 3 β Practical/Project Discussion: Framework architecture, debugging, real-world scenarios and defect investigation.
- Round 4 β Managerial/Client Discussion: Ownership, communication, problem-solving and handling delivery pressure.
- Round 5 β HR/Final Discussion: Compensation, joining date and employment formalities.
For senior candidates, expect questions based heavily on your actual projects, not just textbook definitions.
π° Expected Salary Range
Salary can vary significantly based on experience, technology stack and interview performance. A current Mumbai listing for a Wits Innovation Lab QA Automation Engineer with 4+ years of experience shows a published range of approximately βΉ4β13 LPA.
Other current Wits Innovation Lab listings show QA Automation compensation around βΉ10 LPA for some openings, while Glassdoor reports broader company-level ranges for Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers.
For these 4+ year Mumbai QA positions, βΉ7β13 LPA can be considered a reasonable target range depending on your Playwright/mobile expertise, insurance-domain experience and overall automation depth. This is a market estimate, not a guaranteed salary.
π Preparation Tips
π For Playwright: Be ready to explain locators, auto-waiting, fixtures, hooks, browser contexts, parallel execution, trace viewer, screenshots/videos and handling flaky tests. Practice designing a Playwright framework from scratch.
π For API Testing: Prepare authentication, headers, status codes, request/response validation, schema checks, negative testing and chained API workflows. Know when to use Postman versus automated API tests.
ποΈ For SQL: Practice validating UI/API transactions against database records. Be comfortable with joins, subqueries, aggregations and identifying incorrect or missing backend data.
π± For Mobile Testing: Prepare device fragmentation, orientation changes, permissions, network interruptions, app installation/update scenarios, background/foreground transitions and mobile-specific defect reporting.
π¦ For Insurance: Learn basic workflows such as policy creation, premium calculation, endorsements, renewals, claims and policy status changes. Being able to connect testing scenarios to insurance business rules can give you an advantage.
π Resume Tips
For the Playwright role, your headline should immediately communicate QA Automation Engineer | Playwright | TypeScript/JavaScript | API | SQL | CI/CD. Put Playwright prominently instead of hiding it under a long tools list.
Your experience bullets should demonstrate framework ownership: βDesigned and maintained a Playwright automation framework covering critical end-to-end workflowsβ is stronger than βWorked on Playwright.β
Mention measurable automation coverage, execution-time reduction, regression acceleration, flaky-test reduction and CI/CD integration.
For the Mobile Testing role, emphasize mobile platforms, device coverage, API testing, database validation and Postman. If you have Appium experience, highlight it clearly.
π How to Apply
Interested candidates can share their updated resume with tanuj.lamba@thewitslab.com as specified in the hiring announcement.
π Location: Mumbai
πΌ Experience: 4+ Years
π― Domain: Insurance preferred
π₯ QA Automation: Playwright + JavaScript/TypeScript + API + SQL + CI/CD
π± Mobile QA: Mobile Testing + API + Database + Postman
Candidates should mention the exact position in the email subject line, for example: βApplication β QA Automation Engineer β Playwright β 4+ Years.β
Good luck with your application! π
