Most QA engineers fear AI. But the ones who embrace it are already lapping the field.
Episode #24 – How to Test with Playwright CLI and AI
Lucas Smit, SDET II at Optro and instructor at Codemify Tech Bootcamp, shares how he led the migration of 1,000+ test cases to Playwright, built AI agent infrastructure for his QA team, and is now pioneering AI red teaming for production systems.
👉 Top 5 Advice to Level Up with Playwright and AI:
✅ 1. Start with the tool, then add the intelligence
Master Playwright basics → then CLI → then layer in AI agents.
✅ 2. Take ownership before you're asked
Don't wait. Volunteer to take small tasks and move up progressively instead.
✅ 3. Solve one real, repetitive problem first
Find the most repetitive task in your daily workflow then use AI to fix it.
✅ 4. Learn both sides of AI in QA
Use and test AI systems (LLM evals, red teaming, prompt validation).
✅ 5. Don't be afraid Nor passive about AI
QA engineers who refuse to adapt will be replaced by people who use it.
🔗 Connect with Lucas Smit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qalucas/
🔗 Bootcamp Quality Assurance Bootcamp: https://codemify.com/
🎧 Listen to the full conversation: https://youtu.be/LGmuU5S1PUk
