Mid-Senior Shopify QA Specialist (Remote, Monthly Retainer)

We're hiring a mid-senior Shopify QA specialist on a remote monthly retainer to test Shopify storefronts and apps for client work at Bolder Apps. You'll partner with Shopify developers and project managers, catch theme and checkout bugs before merchants see them, and leave clear bug reports the next person can act on. We want someone who has QA'd Shopify projects inside an agency or multi-client setting, not only one personal store. If you can break a messy theme safely, verify checkout flows, and keep quality high under launch pressure, we want to talk.

Responsibilities

• Own QA for Shopify theme and storefront work from staging through launch, across more than one engagement when the pipeline needs it
• Design and run test passes for Liquid themes, sections, carts, checkout, discounts, and merchant content edge cases
• Test Checkout Extensibility, Shopify Functions, and custom app flows when the store needs more than theme edits
• Write clear bug reports with steps, expected vs actual, browser/device, and severity so developers can fix fast
• Partner with PMs and developers on launch checklists, regression scope, and go/no-go calls
• Use AI tools to draft test cases and bug notes, then verify the output yourself before it hits the team
• Flag risk early when a theme fork is unstable, a checkout change is unsafe, or UAT content will break production
• Leave clean QA notes and known-issue lists so another engineer or QA can pick up without archaeology

Requirements

• Shipped Shopify QA. 3+ years testing production Shopify themes and/or apps that went live for real merchants. Project list shows real launches, not only demos.
• Agency or multi-client experience preferred. You have worked on more than one store or client at a time under launch deadlines.
• Shopify surface literacy. Comfortable testing Online Store 2.0 themes, carts, checkout, discounts, metafields, and common app installs. Checkout Extensibility and/or Shopify Functions experience is a plus.
• Quality craft. Clear reproduction steps, severity judgment, regression discipline, and calm communication when a launch is on fire.
• Tooling. Comfortable with browsers, mobile devices, staging stores, and ticket tools (Jira, Linear, or similar). Automation (Playwright, Cypress, or similar) is a plus, not a hard gate.
• AI-augmented workflow. You use ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or similar to accelerate test design and bug writing, and you catch when the output misses a Shopify-specific failure.
• English at C1 or above. Bug reports and written updates go out in your voice.
• US hours overlap. Available through roughly 5 PM EST for live launch coordination when needed.
• Ownership habits. Honest severity calls, early blockers, finished launch passes. No disappearing acts.