diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 11ad48f4b3ed..c9fb912abc34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -59,15 +59,16 @@ jobs:
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: "superset-frontend/package-lock.json"
 
-      - name: Install Frontend Dependencies
-        run: |
-          cd superset-frontend
-          npm ci
-
-      - name: Install Docs Dependencies
-        run: |
-          cd docs
-          yarn install --immutable
+      - parallel:
+        - name: Install Frontend Dependencies
+          run: |
+            cd superset-frontend
+            npm ci
+
+        - name: Install Docs Dependencies
+          run: |
+            cd docs
+            yarn install --immutable
 
       - name: Cache pre-commit environments
         uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-frontend.yml
index 7f411e3a8572..769081dfcbc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-frontend.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           files: merged-output/coverage-summary.json
           slug: apache/superset
 
-  lint-frontend:
+  lint-and-validate-frontend:
     needs: frontend-build
     if: needs.frontend-build.outputs.should-run == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -158,35 +158,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           zstd -d < docker-image.tar.zst | docker load
 
-      - name: lint
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
-          "npm i && npm run lint"
-
-      - name: tsc
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
-          "npm i && npm run plugins:build && npm run type"
+      - parallel:
+        - name: lint
+          run: |
+            docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
+            "npm run lint"
 
-  validate-frontend:
-    needs: frontend-build
-    if: needs.frontend-build.outputs.should-run == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Docker Image Artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8
-        with:
-          name: docker-image
-
-      - name: Load Docker Image
-        run: |
-          zstd -d < docker-image.tar.zst | docker load
-
-      - name: Build Plugins Packages
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
-          "npm run plugins:build"
+        - name: build plugin and typecheck
+          run: |
+            docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
+            "npm run plugins:build && npm run type"
 
   test-storybook:
     needs: frontend-build
@@ -206,4 +187,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Storybook and Run Tests
         run: |
           docker run --rm $TAG bash -c \
-          "npm run build-storybook && npx playwright install-deps && npx playwright install chromium && npm run test-storybook:ci"
+          "npm run build-storybook && npx playwright install chromium --with-deps && npm run test-storybook:ci"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superset-python-unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/superset-python-unittest.yml
index 056d959802f3..6bb5f0b2ae84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superset-python-unittest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superset-python-unittest.yml
@@ -69,19 +69,20 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-backend/
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Python unit tests
-        env:
-          SUPERSET_TESTENV: true
-          SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY: not-a-secret
-        run: |
-          pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov-report= --cov=superset ./tests/common ./tests/unit_tests --cache-clear --maxfail=50
-      - name: Python 100% coverage unit tests
-        env:
-          SUPERSET_TESTENV: true
-          SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY: not-a-secret
-        run: |
-          pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov=superset/sql/ ./tests/unit_tests/sql/ --cache-clear --cov-fail-under=100
-          pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov=superset/semantic_layers/ ./tests/unit_tests/semantic_layers/ --cache-clear --cov-fail-under=100
+      - parallel:
+        - name: Python unit tests
+          env:
+            SUPERSET_TESTENV: true
+            SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY: not-a-secret
+          run: |
+            pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov-report= --cov=superset ./tests/common ./tests/unit_tests --cache-clear --maxfail=50
+        - name: Python 100% coverage unit tests
+          env:
+            SUPERSET_TESTENV: true
+            SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY: not-a-secret
+          run: |
+            pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov=superset/sql/ ./tests/unit_tests/sql/ --cache-clear --cov-fail-under=100
+            pytest --durations-min=0.5 --cov=superset/semantic_layers/ ./tests/unit_tests/semantic_layers/ --cache-clear --cov-fail-under=100
       - name: Upload code coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f # v7.0.0
         with: