Software QA Tester; Volunteer

Outcome School empowers underrepresented young people of color by equipping them with high-quality training in technology and entrepreneurship. Outcome School creates builders of bridges and ecosystems, not just resumes and products. This isn’t just education, it’s empowerment with a pulse.

Outcome School empowers underrepresented young people of color to become innovators, problem-solvers, and community builders by providing high-quality training in technology and entrepreneurship. Its legacy will be measured not by graduates alone, but by the ripple effect they create in launching ventures, driving inclusion in tech sectors, and reshaping systems that once excluded them.

Outcome School is a mission-driven, free tech school that helps underrepresented communities build real, employable skills through hands‑on, project-based learning. We build products, not just resumes.

As a Volunteer Software QA Tester, you’ll help improve the quality of student-built and internal products by testing features, documenting issues, and collaborating with developers, mentors, and product leads. You’ll ensure our apps work reliably across devices and that users have a smooth experience.

• Time: 3–8 hours/week (flexible)
• Duration: 8–12 weeks preferred (longer welcome)
• Location:
  
  Remote / Online
• Schedule:
  
  Asynchronous with optional weekly check‑in

• Test web/mobile app features against requirements and acceptance criteria
• Perform smoke, regression, and exploratory testing before releases
• Validate bug fixes and retest resolved issues

• Log clear, actionable bugs (steps to reproduce, expected vs actual, screenshots/video, environment details)
• Help maintain QA checklists and test cases for recurring workflows
• Track defects and status using tools like Jira, Trello, Notion, Git Hub Issues

• Work closely with developers to clarify expected behavior and edge cases
• Participate in review sessions (demo days / sprint reviews) to provide QA feedback
• Suggest improvements to usability, accessibility, and overall user experience

• Help introduce lightweight QA processes (release checklist, definition of done, test plans)
• Contribute to test strategy for new features (risk-based testing, priority flows)

• Student capstone products (dashboards, marketplaces, booking apps, etc.)
• Outcome School internal tools (application flows, onboarding, learning portals)
• Core features like login/auth, forms, payments (if applicable), file uploads, notifications, and dashboards

• Basic understanding of software testing concepts (bugs, regression, edge cases)
• Familiarity with web apps and browser dev tools
• Comfortable writing clear documentation and communicating issues
• Bonus experience with Postman, API testing, SQL basics, Cypress/Playwright, or accessibility testing

who are detail‑oriented and eager to learn QA through real projects.

• Google Chrome Dev Tools
• Postman (API testing)
• Jira, Trello, Notion, Git Hub Issues
• Test case templates + checklists
• Optional Cypress / Playwright (automation exposure)

• Real‑world QA experience on real products
• Portfolio‑ready QA artifacts (test plans, bug reports, checklists)
• Collaboration experience in an agile, product-based environment
• A strong reference and community impact through volunteering