Location: Remote (Canada - overlap with NL required)
Type: Contract (6 months, with option to renew)
Salary: $50K - $60K CAD/ Year

Contract Details
Length: 6 months, with potential to renew for an additional 6 months
Commitment: Full-time contract position

About the Role

HeyOrca is looking for a QA Specialist (Contract) to help our development team ship reliable, stable, and customer-friendly releases. This role is hands-on, focused primarily on manual testing, and will be key in ensuring that our product meets the high standards our customers expect.

We’re looking for someone detail-oriented, collaborative, and eager to dive into the workflows of social media managers and agencies to ensure HeyOrca delivers a seamless experience.

Responsibilities

As a QA Specialist, you’ll be responsible for ensuring high-quality releases by:

• Manual Testing
• • Execute functional, regression, and exploratory testing on new features and bug fixes
  • Validate cross-browser and cross-device compatibility
  • Test against various social media platform requirements (e.g., media formats, publishing rules)
  • Identify, document, and track bugs through Jira
    
• QA Process & Documentation
• • Create and maintain clear, reproducible test cases and scenarios
  • Collaborate with developers and product managers to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
  • Contribute to QA documentation and knowledge base for the team
    
• Collaboration
• • Participate in project meetings, providing input on testability and potential risks
  • Partner closely with product, engineering and customer care to triage issues
  • Advocate for the end-user experience by raising quality concerns early

What we're looking for

Must Have

• Experience in manual QA testing of web and mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, testing types, and defect tracking
• Experience with issue-tracking tools (Jira)
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-moving environment
  

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with social media platforms and their publishing requirements
• Experience with CI/CD environments and release processes
• Exposure to automation frameworks (Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium)
• Basic familiarity with Git-based tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, or GitLab) for reviewing commits, PRs, and branches

What You’ll Love About Us

At HeyOrca, we’re passionate about fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity. We value your creativity and expertise and believe in building products that make a difference for our users.

We are committed to building a collaborative workplace where every team member feels empowered and valued. At HeyOrca, your perspective matters, and your contributions will shape the future of social media management.

Some of our perks include:

• 3 weeks vacation
• 2 weeks Christmas holiday
• Engaging remote culture
• Remote friendly activities and events
• In person co-working and meet ups for some Pod hubs in Canada

At HeyOrca, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered. We believe that our differences make us stronger and drive innovation. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. HeyOrca is an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Please note that we will only communicate with our job applicants by using @heyorca.com domains and no-reply@collage.co email. We will never contact applicants from any other email address. We will never ask for money or private information like SIN from potential employees. Be cautious of any unauthorized solicitations. You may view the most current and accurate job postings at HeyOrca by visiting https://www.heyorca.com/careers.