Software Tester - Fully Remote | Upto $60/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a QA / Software Engineering Reviewer to validate browser test workflows for AI-powered web applications. This contract role is remote and offers pay between $30 and $60 per hour.

You will review testing pipelines, ensure deterministic results, and provide actionable feedback. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in QA/SDET and experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and UI automation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Software QA, SDET, or Test Automation.
• Strong experience testing modern web applications.
• Familiarity with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar tools.
• Experience writing automated UI and end-to-end tests.
• Strong understanding of test isolation and reproducibility.
• Excellent debugging skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review browser-based testing workflows for AI web apps.
• Assess feasibility and reliability of browser interactions.
• Validate test isolation, fixtures, setup, and execution flow.
• Ensure assertions yield deterministic pass/fail results.
• Identify flaky tests and hidden dependencies.
• Provide structured technical feedback per rubrics.

Skills

3+ years experience in QA/SDET/Test

Browser testing expertise

Debugging skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Job description

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: QA / Software Engineering Reviewer – Browser Test Validation.

Type: Contract

Compensation: $30–$60/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Review browser-based testing workflows for AI-generated web applications .
• Assess technical feasibility and reliability of browser interactions.
• Validate test isolation, fixtures, setup, and execution flow.
• Ensure assertions produce deterministic, unambiguous pass/fail results.
• Identify flaky tests, hidden dependencies, or ambiguous validation logic.
• Provide structured technical feedback following project review rubrics.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 3+ years of experience in Software Engineering , QA Engineering , SDET , or Test Automation .
• Strong experience testing modern web applications.
• Familiarity with browser automation frameworks such as Playwright , Cypress , Selenium , or similar tools.
• Experience writing automated UI and end-to-end tests.
• Strong understanding of test isolation, fixtures, reproducibility, and reliable browser automation.
• Excellent debugging skills and attention to detail.