Quality Assurance/Product Specialist
Posted 2 days ago by 1752213100
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Quality Assurance & Product Specialist role is a part-time, remote position focused on ensuring operational integrity as a startup transitions to live-money operations in a regulated industry. The specialist will rigorously test workflows, identify edge-case issues, and collaborate with technical and product teams. This position requires a keen eye for detail and a passion for enhancing user experience. The role is ideal for candidates with a background in QA or product testing, particularly in startup environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute test plans that reflect the complexity of real-world transaction flows.
- Partner with engineers and designers to proactively identify bugs and inconsistencies across frontend and backend systems.
- Validate business logic and enforcement mechanisms with both manual and automated testing methods.
- Own the final checkpoint between testing and deployment.
Key Skills:
- Proven background in QA or product testing roles, ideally within startup or regulated environments.
- Familiarity with tools such as Cypress, Postman, Charles Proxy, and modern test management platforms.
- Comfortable working in asynchronous environments with distributed teams.
- Experience with GraphQL, API-driven systems, or mobile-first interfaces is preferred but not required.
Salary (Rate): £3,000 monthly
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Quality Assurance & Product Specialist
Remote | Contract | Part-time (10-15 hours/week)
We're working with a product-led startup preparing to move from simulation to live-money operations in a highly regulated, cash-intensive industry. As part of this transition, we re seeking a QA & Product Specialist who can rigorously test workflows, flag edge-case issues, and help ensure operational integrity from day one.
This role is well-suited for someone with a strong eye for detail, a passion for identifying unseen gaps in logic and user experience, and the ability to collaborate across technical and product domains.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and execute test plans that reflect the complexity of real-world transaction flows.
Partner with engineers and designers to proactively identify bugs and inconsistencies across frontend and backend systems.
Validate business logic and enforcement mechanisms with both manual and automated testing methods.
Own the final checkpoint between testing and deployment.
Required Experience:
Proven background in QA or product testing roles, ideally within startup or regulated environments.
Familiarity with tools such as Cypress, Postman, Charles Proxy, and modern test management platforms.
Comfortable working in asynchronous environments with distributed teams.
Experience with GraphQL, API-driven systems, or mobile-first interfaces is preferred but not required.
Compensation:
Contract-based (10-15 hrs/week)
$3,000/month during trial phase
Equity potential post-trial based on contribution and alignment