---
title: 'Automation QA Engineer at PeopleGrove'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/automation-qa-engineer-peoplegrove-mumbai-5gw5508cz1fh'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-13'
---

# Automation QA Engineer at PeopleGrove

- **Company:** PeopleGrove
- **Location:** Mumbai, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2020-12-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/peoplegrove/dd0b7259-0697-474f-aec1-5b0f8ea1bec5

## Job description

PeopleGrove is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to support an agile product development team. This role will collaborate with product managers and engineers to test, iterate, and approve feature releases in a fast-paced and innovative environment. Candidates should have a strong interest in software development, technology, and the testing process as well as exceptional attention to detail and communication skills. The QA Engineer will report into QA Lead and work alongside Product, Engineering and Customer Success to develop innovative products in a fast-paced environment and automate test scenarios. This position presents the opportunity to work in a cross-functional and business-critical role in a rapidly growing industry.

## Responsibilities

- Build, expand, and optimize robust UI and API automation test suites using Playwright and TypeScript as the primary stack.
- Maintain and scale existing automation architectures, implementing modular, highly maintainable Page Object Models (POM) and step abstractions.
- Write resilient automation logic handling asynchronous control flows, custom promises, network interceptors, and robust element visibility loops.
- Actively leverage next-generation AI coding tools (Cursor IDE, Claude 3.5 Sonnet/Opus, ChatGPT, Gemini) to accelerate test generation, script refactoring, and framework optimization.
- Seamlessly integrate automated test execution suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins) to manage scheduled regression and night-run jobs.
- Partner with product and engineering teams during planning and walkthroughs to map out acceptance criteria, translating them directly into automated and selective manual test coverage.
- Isolate, document, and track software defects meticulously using Jira, collaborating directly with development teams to accelerate hotfixes.
- Helps write and maintain test plans, test environments, test cases, automated and manual test scripts

Required Skills

- Experience: 1 to 4 years of intensive hand-on experience dedicated to QA Automation Testing using Playwright with TypeScript (or strong JavaScript).
- Proficient with Playwright primitives: locator actionability, native assertion matchers , multi-context/multi-tab handling, browser state reuse, and advanced locator strategies (CSS, text, and custom XPaths).
- Strong foundation in core TypeScript/JavaScript development, including asynchronous primitives (async/await), conditional control loops, and comprehensive error resilience via structured try/catch blocks.
- Practical proficiency working within Cursor IDE or utilizing Claude (Opus/Sonnet), ChatGPT, or Gemini for generating smart test coverage, drafting repetitive test steps, code explanation, and fast debugging.
- Solid grounding in functional, regression, sanity, and integration testing methodologies alongside experience implementing Data-Driven or BDD/TDD test design patterns.
- Regular hands-on experience using Git repositories for code management alongside execution setups in CI/CD pipeline environments.
- Basic Knowledge on sql queries
- Experience working with Git workflows including branching, pull requests, code reviews, and merge conflict resolution.

Additional Skills

- Experience working with cross-browser cloud grids like BrowserStack, LambdaTest, or Sauce Labs.
- Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes containers for deploying localized test runner environments.
- Exposure to legacy test tools (Selenium Java, Cypress, or Appium) or API validation toolsets (REST Assured).
- Knowledge of performance/load testing basics utilizing JMeter.
- Familiarity with self-healing automation scripts and Al-based defect prediction.
- Performance Testing (Jmeter/Load runner) and Security Testing is a plus

At PeopleGrove, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. PeopleGrove is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at careers@peoplegrove.com

## About PeopleGrove

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PeopleGrove is a Career Access Platform that partners with universities to provide mentorship, networking, career exploration, and experiential learning tools, helping students build social capital and succeed in their careers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by The Riverside Company; acquired CORE Higher Education Group in 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (post-merger); also has offices in San Francisco, Wilmington, and Arlington, with remote employees in India, Canada, Ireland, and Germany
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Education technology (EdTech) – higher education software
- **Target customers**: B2B – colleges, universities, and academic programs (500+ institutional partners, 750+ unique programs supported)
- **Mission statement**: “To drive outcomes through meaningful engagement & experiential education by empowering colleges and universities to deliver value, prove impact, and ensure institutional effectiveness across the student and alumni lifecycle.”

## Products & Services
PeopleGrove offers a unified product suite that covers the entire learner lifecycle, from enrollment to alumni engagement:

- **PeopleGrove Platform (Career Access Platform)**: AI-powered smart career network that recommends Mentorship, Networking, Career Exploration, and Job Connections. Designed to help students (especially those without existing networks) build social capital.
- **CORE Product Suite (formerly CORE Higher Education Group)**: Tools for managing clinical and non-clinical experiential education, including scheduling, tracking, compliance, and accreditation reporting. Widely used by nursing, pharmacy, health sciences, and other programs.
- **Enrollment Yield Solutions**: Personalized engagement to boost enrollment and reduce summer melt.
- **Student Retention Tools**: Scalable academic and emotional support resources.
- **Alumni Engagement Platform**: Grow alumni participation and strengthen donor pipelines.
- **Mentorship & Career Readiness**: Connect students with alumni and industry mentors using AI matching.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metrics**:
  - **Annual Revenue**: $3.8M (pre-merger figure per LinkedIn; likely higher after integration)
  - **Total Funding**: $13.6M (across 6 funding rounds)
  - **Users**: 20+ million users across the country
  - **Institutional Partners**: 500+ (including 60% of US News Top 100 Universities)
  - **User Retention**: 96% retention rate, 5/5 average rating from user interactions
  - **Headcount**: ~250 employees (post-merger); 43.1% YoY growth (pre-merger)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: The Riverside Company (portfolio company)
- **Growth Signals**: Merged with CORE Higher Education Group in 2024 and rebranded as one company; launched a unified website and product suite; expanded into clinical program management across 98% of key US clinical programs.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Comprehensive lifecycle coverage**: The only platform that spans enrollment, student success, experiential learning, career readiness, alumni engagement, and mentorship in one integrated suite.
- **Deep clinical education focus**: 98% of key clinical programs in the US use PeopleGrove/CORE – a strong moat in the healthcare education vertical.
- **AI + human connection**: AI-powered matching and automation reduce administrative burden while maintaining the human element of mentorship and networking.
- **High user satisfaction**: 96% retention rate and 5/5 average rating indicate strong product-market fit and user love.
- **Private equity backing**: Riverside Company provides capital and strategic support for aggressive growth.

## Strategic Focus
- **Integration and unification**: Combining the best of PeopleGrove and CORE into a single platform with deeper cross-product workflows.
- **Accreditation and outcomes**: Helping institutions prove program effectiveness, meet accreditation standards, and improve student preparedness.
- **Expanding into new academic programs**: Leveraging the clinical vertical to move into behavioral sciences, education, and other health sciences.
- **AI-driven efficiency**: Continuing to invest in AI to automate scheduling, compliance, and matching, saving institutions time (e.g., 10 hours saved per week reported by users).

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Work from anywhere in the US or India; flexible PTO and generous leave policies.
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Premium healthcare (medical, dental, vision in the US), 401K, retirement plan, wellness benefits (Headspace, Gympass, Ginger, Omada), Employee Assistance Program.
- **Travel and bonding**: Opportunities for team offsites and company-wide gatherings.
- **Culture**: “Curiosity is rewarded and the unknown is embraced” – emphasis on growth, learning, and mission-driven work in education.
- **Employee ratings**: 4.2/5 on LinkedIn (34 reviews), with high work-life balance (4.5), compensation (4.0), culture (4.0), and career growth (3.9).
- **Impact**: Directly helps institutions drive enrollment, student success, and alumni impact – meaningful work for those passionate about education.

## Sources
1. [peoplegrove.com – Careers page](https://www.peoplegrove.com/about/careers/)
2. [peoplegrove.com – Main site](https://www.peoplegrove.com/)
3. [builtin.com – Company profile](https://builtin.com/company/peoplegrove)
4. [linkedin.com – PeopleGrove company page](https://linkedin.com/company/peoplegrove)
5. [businesswire.com – Merger announcement](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251216671056/en/PeopleGrove-and-CORE-Higher-Education-Group-Rebrand-as-One-Company-Launch-Unified-Website-and-Product-Suite)

## Other roles at PeopleGrove

- [Paralegal](https://feeny.ai/job/paralegal-peoplegrove-remote-7pg5mdbhes1e)
- [Corporate Controller](https://feeny.ai/job/corporate-controller-peoplegrove-remote-nnpyjw3sahv2)
- [Engagement Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/engagement-manager-peoplegrove-remote-jxhmgj06zamr)
- [Senior Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-product-manager-peoplegrove-remote-x7dhqdv8gsw6)
- [Client Strategist](https://feeny.ai/job/client-strategist-peoplegrove-remote-gxycfrk1efbw)
- [Lead Product Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/lead-product-manager-peoplegrove-remote-8rx6vx7perq7)
- [Product Operations Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/product-operations-manager-peoplegrove-remote-9ez9md4qms0n)
- [Implementation Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/implementation-manager-peoplegrove-remote-dw6f3dztzxe9)
- [Product Success Specialist (Remote)](https://feeny.ai/job/product-success-specialist-remote-peoplegrove-mumbai-523q8r38q89d) — Mumbai, India
- [Sales Development Representative](https://feeny.ai/job/sales-development-representative-peoplegrove-remote-e7zkky7dy5xy)