Senior QA Engineer (6-month Contract)

Role overview Own quality for a large enterprise commerce program built around an online storefront. You will set the testing approach, guide QA work through launch, and coordinate with developers and client stakeholders. This is a six-month contract beginning in December, with working hours aligned to Eastern or Pacific time.

Responsibilities - Create test plans, prioritize coverage according to business impact and risk, and provide launch sign-off. - Test storefront journeys including product discovery, search, filtering, cart, checkout, promotions, navigation, wishlists, content, and consent. - Test integrations across inventory, enterprise resource planning, order management, fulfillment, marketplaces, search, customer data, point of sale, payments, gift cards, fraud tools, and middleware. - Validate data transferred through APIs and file feeds, and reconcile transaction logs. - Maintain accurate defect records, distinguishing confirmed issues from work awaiting other teams or vendors. - Coordinate QA with stakeholders and developers, provide weekly status updates, support the QA team, and manage test cases and work in TestRail, Jira, and Confluence. - Add end-to-end automation when appropriate and use AI tools to assist with QA tasks while reviewing their output.

Requirements - Hands-on testing experience with Shopify stores, including checkout, cart, and promotions. - Experience testing integrations on enterprise commerce projects, including ERP, order management, or middleware, with API tools and file-based feeds. - Familiarity with version control, CI/CD, and the distinction between native and headless Shopify implementations. - Practical experience with an automation framework such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium. - Experience owning QA on a project, setting test priorities, and triaging defects. - Clear spoken and written English for daily communication with technical teams and stakeholders. - Regular use of AI in QA work and availability during Eastern Time business hours.

Nice to have - Formal experience leading QA engineers, or work with retail systems such as point of sale, store fulfillment, or marketplaces. - Agency experience across multiple client projects, headless Shopify experience, or basic accessibility testing.

Benefits and work setup - Remote-first work with flexible location, subject to the program’s time-zone needs. - The role is a six-month contract. The source also describes healthcare, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits for US employees, paid time off, team retreats, and learning opportunities.