Panera Bread
Analyst, QA Analyst
$86K–$103K
Saint Louis Support Center · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
About the job
Builds and maintains automated quality testing for Panera’s customer-facing web, mobile, kiosk, and catering platforms, using AI-assisted tools to improve test creation and maintenance.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain automated test frameworks and regression, integration, end-to-end, and functional tests.
- Use AI-assisted tools to generate, review, maintain, and optimize test cases and automation.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, analyze results, and collaborate across teams to improve quality and resolve defects.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
- 3+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests with Playwright and Appium.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, browser developer tools, and API testing.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, or comparable technologies.
- Experience with BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or comparable browser and mobile device farms.
Pay
$86,033 - $103,239 annually (base salary)
Tools
Playwright, Appium, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Git, CI/CD
AI focus
Uses AI-assisted tools to generate and review test scenarios, cases, data, scripts, and validation logic, and to maintain and optimize existing automation.
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