eCommerce QA Engineer

WHO WE ARE

If you ask us, we’re the perfect mix of athletes, entrepreneurs, engineers, and creatives. Our diverse backgrounds and shared values are what help make Hydrow great. Our mission is not just to create an amazing fitness experience, but a beautiful human experience - one that’s honest, inclusive, and positive.. Hydrow is the Live Outdoor Reality (LOR)™ rowing machine that delivers on-water experiences at home with workouts led by world-class athletes. At Hydrow, you’ll have the chance to shape a company that is disrupting the fitness industry while creating engaging content unmatched in the marketplace today. Sound exciting? That’s because it is!

WHY WE NEED YOU

Join us as an eCommerce QA Engineer to drive quality testing for Hydrow’s cutting-edge, headless eCommerce platform. In this hands-on role, you’ll collaborate with engineering, product, UX and marketing teams to implement intelligent, scalable testing strategies that enable rapid, high-quality releases–driving trust in our direct-to-constumer purchasing experience.

You will play a critical role in evolving our testing approach by combining manual validation with structured test plans and automation-first strategies that ensure functional correctness, performance and resilience at scale.

At Hydrow, we value innovation, automation and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to lead the transition from manual testing to an automation-driven quality culture, introducing modern frameworks, methodologies, and best practices that scale. If you’re passionate about quality, empowering developers, driving automation and ensuring a seamless digital experience, we’d love to have you on board!

WHAT YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH First Thirty Days

• Gain familiarity with Hydrow’s eCommerce platform by running and validating existing manual test cases, ensuring thorough understanding of current coverage
• Work with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to review testing priorities, current QA workflows, critical purchase flows and site interactions
• Collaborate with engineers to align expectations around test strategy, coverage and potential automation opportunities




First Three Months

• Execute manual test strategies as part of our delivery process, generating feedback across functional areas of the site and new feature development
• Identify critical edge cases and uncovered scenarios, improving existing manual testing documentation and execution processes
• Begin evaluating automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) based on Hydrow’s architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and development workflows
• Identify high-value test cases for early automation efforts, starting with checkout, payment validation, and order processing

First Six Months

• Continue to execute manual test strategies, while drive continuous innovation in automation, migrating and expanding automated test coverage
• Take ownership of test automation infrastructure, ensuring stability, efficiency and maintainability
• Develop test data management strategies, ensuring reliability across tests
• Advocate for collaborative test authoring–empowering engineers to integrate testing seamlessly into development

WHO YOU ARE Passion

• You believe that quality assurance is a driver of engineering excellence, ensuring both speed and stability in software delivery
• You believe in testing early and often to detect bugs quickly and minimize cost to resolve issues
• You take pride in executing comprehensive manual tests while progressively introducing scalable automation framework
• You balance efficiency with risk, understanding when manual validation is necessary versus when automation should take over




Technical Expertise

• Minimum Qualifications
• Professional experience in manual and test automation for eCommerce web applications (3+ years minimum)
• Strong experience executing manual test plans, identifying edge cases, and ensuring comprehensive feature validation
• Familiarity with modern automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar)
• Knowledge of unit, integration, contract, and E2E testing best practices
• Familiarity with web performance testing (Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse, SiteSpeed.io)
• Understanding of cross-browser/device testing methodologies
• Understanding of software development lifecycle




Strongly-Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate with developers to integrate test automation into the SDLC while maintaining strong manual validation where needed
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or similar
• Hands-on experience with Next.js, React, TypeScript, and API testing
• Experience with feature flag testing, canary deployments, and A/B test validation
• Experience in synthetic monitoring and observability tools
• Understanding of automated regression testing and rollback strategies in CI/CD pipelines

We are currently not accepting resumes or any other contact from external recruiters.

HOW WE WORK

Authentic and Inclusive: We embrace each and every one of our differences and celebrate our diversity. We commit to fostering a space where everyone belongs and is heard.

Nimble with Purpose: We are a fleet of speedy boats, instead of a barge. As pathfinders of positive change, we adapt our focus with ease when our purpose points us in a new direction

Resilient Teammates: We support our Hydrow teammates and members through challenges: technical, personal, or unexpected waves. We overcome the present obstacle and persevere together. 

Hydrow is a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate individual differences and recognize that unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and more successful. Hydrow actively seeks applicants who can bring a variety of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds to the team. Hydrow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, qualified handicap, gender identity, results of genetic testing, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our team values diversity in experience and backgrounds—we do our best work when we create space for different voices and perspectives. Whatever unique experiences or skill sets you bring, we look forward to learning from each other.

BENEFITS AND PERKS (Full Time Permanent Hydrownauts)

🩺 Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Premiums 100% Paid For By Hydrow

👶 6 Months Fully Paid Primary and Secondary Parental Leave

🏖 Unlimited PTO Policy

📚 $150/week Reimbursable for Childcare

🏦 401k

🚣 Free Membership to the Hydrow App and access to a free Hydrow

➕ MORE!

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