QA Engineer (Manual Testing)

• Curiosity over checklists - the best testers don't just verify what should work, they hunt for what shouldn't.
• 1–2 years of manual testing experience in a web product company, ideally Saa S or e-commerce.
• Strong test design instincts. Given a feature, you can map out the edge cases - empty states, boundary values, concurrent actions, weird user behaviour - without being handed a spec.
• Comfort with browser devtools. You can inspect elements, read console errors, and check network requests to tell frontend bugs from backend ones.
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS and Java Script - enough to understand what you're testing and describe where it breaks.
• API testing fundamentals. Requests, responses, status codes, and what a malformed payload should do.
• Clear written communication. Your bug reports and test notes should save time, not create questions.

Good to have

• Familiarity with the Shopify ecosystem - themes, checkout, apps
• Basic SQL to verify data directly in the database
• Exposure to test automation - we'd support you growing into automation over time

Experience testing payments, checkout, or transaction-heavy flows

• Familiarity with bug tracking tools like Jira, Linear, or Click Up

How you work

This matters as much as the technical bar.

• You take ownership - if you signed off on it, you stand behind it, and if a bug slips through, you figure out why your testing missed it.
• You're thorough without being slow. You know which flows are critical and deserve deep testing, and which need a quick sanity pass.
• You work well without much structure. Nobody hands you detailed test plans - you build your own coverage from a feature description.
• You're comfortable pushing back. If something isn't ready, you say so clearly, even when the release is scheduled.
• You think about the merchant. A cosmetic bug on the checkout widget matters more than a rare edge case in an admin screen - you prioritize accordingly.

Preferred