Test Automation Engineering

Playwright Automation Engineering with AI Agents

Build modern end-to-end test automation. Engineer scalable Playwright frameworks. Use MCP and AI agents to plan, generate, debug and heal tests.

15 Modules

Production Framework + AI Agents

TypeScript + Playwright

6 Weeks

Why It Matters

  • Automation has evolved: Manual Testing → Scripted Automation → Framework Engineering → CI/CD Automation → AI-Assisted Testing → Agentic Automation.

  • Deterministic test engineering and AI-assisted engineering are complementary, not competing skills.

  • Core principle: AI does not replace test engineering judgment. The engineer remains responsible for test intent, assertions, maintainability and final validation.

Who Should Attend

  • Manual QA professionals moving into automation

  • Automation Test Engineers modernizing to Playwright

  • QA Engineers & SDETs

  • Test Leads & QA Leads

Learning Journey

STAGE 1

Engineering Foundation

TypeScript · async/await · Node.js/npm · Playwright setup

STAGE 2

Automation Engineering

Locators · Assertions · Browser contexts · Multi-browser testing

STAGE 3

Advanced Playwright

Inspector · Trace Viewer · Codegen · Network interception · Visual testing · ExcelJS

STAGE 4

Production Framework

Page Object Model · Fixtures · Parallel execution · Reporting · GitHub Actions

STAGE 5

AI-Native Testing

GitHub Copilot · MCP · Planner/Generator/Healing Agents · Claude Code · Playwright CLI

Curriculum

What You’ll Achieve

  • Build Playwright end-to-end test suites in TypeScript with a Page Object framework and custom fixtures.

  • Debug using Playwright Inspector, Trace Viewer and VS Code.

  • Run multi-browser, parallel, data-driven tests with HTML and Allure reporting through GitHub CI.

  • Use MCP, Copilot Agent Mode and Planner/Generator/Healing agents responsibly, with engineer review as the final validation step.

From Test Automation to Agentic Test Engineering

Testing Goal

Engineer defines intent

Planner Agent

Plans test scenarios

Generator Agent

Generates test code

Playwright Execution

Runs tests, captures results

Healing Agent

Proposes fixes for breakages

Engineer Review

Final validation of intent, assertions & maintainability

AI does not replace test engineering judgment. The engineer remains responsible for test intent, assertions, maintainability and final validation.

Deterministic Engineering, Extended by AI

Deterministic Playwright Engineering

TypeScript · Locators · Assertions · Page Objects · Fixtures · Debugging · CI/CD · Reporting

AI-Native Test Engineering

Copilot · MCP · Planner Agent · Generator Agent · Healing Agent · Claude Code · Playwright CLI

AI extends strong test engineering. It does not replace engineering judgment.

Technology Ecosystem

Language & Runtime

TypeScript

Node.js & npm

Playwright & Debugging

Playwright / Playwright Test

VS Code · Inspector · Codegen · Trace Viewer

Framework & CI/CD

Git · GitHub · GitHub Actions

AI & Agents

GitHub Copilot · Playwright MCP · Playwright Agents

Claude Code · Playwright CLI

Reporting & Data

HTML Reporter · Allure

ExcelJS · JSON

Capstone / Portfolio

Agent Workflow

Testing Goal → Planner Agent → Generator Agent → Playwright Execution → Healing Agent → Engineer Review

Claude Code Workflow

Engineer Intent → Claude Code Agent → Playwright CLI → Test Code → Execution Evidence → Engineer Validation

This is the shift from ‘AI suggests code’ toward ‘AI executes structured testing work through tools’ — human engineering review remains mandatory.

Career Relevance

  • Suited to QA professionals modernizing into automation, Automation Test Engineers, SDETs, and Test/QA Leads.

  • Recommended background: basic testing knowledge and willingness to work in a code-first environment. TypeScript is taught within the program.

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