QA Tester

LaunchCode; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

LaunchCode is seeking a Software Quality Engineer for a hybrid role in St. Louis, MO. This one-year contract, through LaunchCode, partners with a global retailer and focuses on AI-assisted testing alongside a Selenium-based automation framework.

You will collaborate with developers, product owners, and designers to design maintainable, risk-based tests that reflect real-world eCommerce and store workflows, including AI-driven test design. Strong QA automation experience is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software quality engineering or test automation.
• Hands-on experience applying AI-assisted testing tools or techniques.
• Proficiency in C# and/or JavaScript for writing automated tests.
• Experience with Selenium, Gherkin, and BDD frameworks such as SpecFlow or Cucumber.
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing for web applications.
• Ability to analyze defects, communicate quality risks, and support release readiness decisions.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple scrum teams within a SAFe environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, quality-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Execute and improve automated test suites using the existing Selenium-based framework and the emerging AI-enabled testing platform.
• Write and maintain clear, reusable automated tests using Gherkin feature files, BDD practices, and step definitions in C# and JavaScript.
• Apply AI-assisted testing techniques to improve test design, identify edge cases, and support exploratory testing.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and designers to translate business requirements into maintainable test scenarios.
• Validate omni-channel workflows across eCommerce and in-store systems.
• Analyze defects, investigate root causes, and communicate quality risks and open issues.
• Participate in agile ceremonies within a SAFe environment.
• Coordinate with Quality Engineers across scrum teams to promote consistent test coverage.
• Serve as an AI testing advocate by evaluating practical AI tools and techniques that improve test design and maintainability.

Skills

Test automation

AI-assisted testing

C#

JavaScript

Selenium

Gherkin

BDD

SAFe

Communication

Tools

Selenium

SpecFlow

Cucumber

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Brief Description

Location: Hybrid in St Louis, MO (Tuesday-Thursday onsite, Monday & Friday remote)

Job Type: Up to 1 year contract

Company: The name of our partner organization will be disclosed during the interview process. This is not a direct role with LaunchCode; it is a position through LaunchCode, working with one of our partner companies.

Disclaimer: We are unable to provide work sponsorship for this role. We are unable to consider candidates for this role who have a current or future work sponsorship need (this includes those holding extended OPT Visas).

Contract Details: This is an initial one-year contract opportunity. Strong performers may be encouraged to apply for full-time positions as they become available. If a full-time opportunity is not immediately available, there may be an opportunity to extend the contract while awaiting an opening.

Our company partner is seeking a Software Quality Engineer with strong test automation experience and prior hands-on experience applying AI-assisted testing practices. In this role, you will help validate global eCommerce experiences and retail associate tools while working with both our established Selenium-based automation framework and our next‑generation AI‑enabled testing platform. You will collaborate closely with developers, product owners, designers, and fellow Quality Engineers to design reliable, maintainable, risk‑based tests that protect the customer experience at scale. If you are a strong Quality Engineer who has already used AI to improve test design, automation, exploratory testing, or diagnostics, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of quality engineering in a global commerce environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute, maintain, and improve automated test suites using the existing Selenium-based framework and the emerging AI-enabled testing platform.
• Write and maintain clear, reusable automated tests using Gherkin feature files, BDD practices, and step definitions implemented in C# and JavaScript.
• Apply AI-assisted testing techniques to improve test design, identify edge cases, support exploratory testing, and prioritize risk areas.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and designers to translate business requirements into maintainable test scenarios that reflect real-world customer and associate behavior.
• Validate omni-channel workflows such as BOPIS, BORIS, Endless Aisle, and Membership across eCommerce and in‑store systems.
• Analyze defects, investigate root causes, and contribute to release readiness decisions by clearly communicating quality risks, test results, and open issues.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and continuous improvement efforts within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
• Coordinate with Quality Engineers across approximately 15 scrum teams to promote consistent test coverage, shared standards, and effective quality practices across eCommerce and retail platforms.
• Serve as an AI testing advocate by evaluating practical AI tools and techniques that improve test design, automation maintainability, diagnostics, and exploratory testing effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering or test automation, preferably within agile product teams.
• Hands-on experience applying AI-assisted testing tools or techniques to test design, automation, exploratory testing, diagnostics, or test maintenance.
• Proficiency in C# and/or JavaScript for writing and maintaining automated tests.
• Experience with Selenium, Gherkin, and BDD frameworks such as SpecFlow or Cucumber.
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing for web applications.
• Ability to analyze defects, communicate quality risks, and support release readiness decisions.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple scrum teams and domains within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive, quality-first mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI coding assistants to accelerate test development and improve maintainability.
• Experience testing omni-channel retail or eCommerce workflows, including customer-facing and store-associate-facing systems.
• Experience helping teams adopt new testing practices, tools, or automation standards across multiple product teams.