Senior QA Automation Engineer (AI-First)
StoryfulDublin, Ireland
Posted April 30, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Founded by Irish journalists as the first social media newswire, Storyful was created out of the need to break the news faster and utilize social content to add context to reporting. Acquired by News Corp in 2013, Storyful has evolved into a premium service for media, brands and communications. We are the leaders in social media contextualization and verification. Powered by a unique ability to gather and streamline data from all corners of an increasingly complex media landscape, our team of journalists and researchers deliver clarity in a world of confusion. Our mission is to dig deeper into the nuance inherent in social media to establish context, verify the truth and, ultimately, to help our partners make sense of the world.
Job Description
We are looking for a hands-on Senior QA Automation Engineer to raise the quality bar while increasing delivery speed through AI-augmented engineering.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Senior QA Automation Engineer / SDET in production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright (or equivalent) using TypeScript
- Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (e.g. Claude Code) as part of daily workflow
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to write maintainable production-grade code
- Experience designing automation frameworks and test strategies end-to-end
- Deep understanding of CI/CD and integrating automation into delivery pipelines
- Strong debugging and observability skills across distributed systems
- Experience driving shift-left practices and enabling engineers to own quality
- Solid understanding of databases, APIs, and test data validation (SQL, REST/GraphQL)
- Security-aware mindset (OWASP, secure test design)
