About this role
Owning quality assurance across the prAna direct-to-consumer Shopify storefront, retail POS environment, and integration layer as part of a high-output team within Columbia Sportswear’s technology organization. This role works closely with a Pacific US-based team to ensure every release meets a high bar for functionality, performance, and visual quality across the full platform stack.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
• Design, build, and maintain test plans and test cases across the Shopify storefront, POS, and middleware integrations • Execute manual and automated testing for new features, theme updates, and production releases • Validate end-to-end order flows including checkout, payment processing, fulfillment, and returns across storefront and POS channels • Test integration points between Shopify and external systems (ERP, OMS, marketing platforms, analytics) • Perform cross-browser, cross-device, and responsive testing to ensure a consistent customer experience • Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps and severity classification • Partner with the development team to define acceptance criteria and ensure testability of new work • Build and maintain automated regression suites to accelerate release cycles • Monitor post-release quality and flag production issues proactively
YOU ARE
• Experience with Shopify Functions, Shopify Flow, and webhook-based event testing • Familiarity with performance testing tools (Lighthouse, WebPageTest, k6) • Experience with accessibility testing (WCAG compliance) • Experience supporting brands in the outdoor, apparel, or lifestyle space • Experience working on US-based teams across time zones • Familiarity with AI-assisted testing or development tools • Strong written English communication skills • Comfortable working independently from a ticket queue with minimal synchronous oversight • Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines • Availability for 3-4 hours of daily overlap with Pacific Time (PT) • GitHub profile or portfolio showcasing QA tooling, test frameworks, or automation work is required
YOU HAVE
• 5+ years of QA experience, with at least 2 years testing e-commerce platforms (Shopify Plus preferred) • Hands-on experience testing Shopify storefronts, Shopify POS, and third-party app integrations • Strong experience with test automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium) • Ability to read and understand Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript well enough to isolate and communicate issues to developers • Experience testing APIs (REST, GraphQL) and validating integration workflows
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.