Software Test Engineer Intern

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Awardco is reimagining the workplace to be more rewarding, supportive, and fun for everyone. As one of the fastest growing companies in the employee experience industry, our mission is to help employees love what they do, love where they work, and get recognized for their efforts—especially our own employees! And as winners of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work, Best in Brightest in the Nation, and Great Place to Work, we do much more than talk the talk.</span></p> <p>As a QA Engineer Intern here at Awardco, you will contribute to the constant improvement of our platform. You will develop an extensive knowledge of the Awardco product, and be solely responsible for catching any problems prior to release. </p> <p>This internship has a target start date in April or May 2027 with an anticipated end date in August or September 2027 with the potential to extend. This is a full-time summer internship. </p> <p><strong>*We currently have multiple product/engineer internships open at the moment. Please only apply to the internship that aligns most with where you want to pursue your career.*</strong></p> <p><strong>Our recruiting team will review applications October 2026.</strong></p> <h3><strong>What you will do:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Review and analyze system specifications</li> <li>Report bugs and errors to development teams</li> <li>Help troubleshoot issues</li> <li>Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing</li> <li>Properly document QA processes</li> <li>Conduct ad-hoc and scripted manual tests</li> <li>Convert manual test cases into automated cases in an existing framework using Cypress with JavaScript</li> <li>Leverage modern AI tools to help streamline every step of feature development</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What you will bring:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Ability to document and troubleshoot errors using test management software (JIRA)</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, specifically suggestions with UI design and functionality</li> <li>Attention to detail</li> <li>Basic troubleshooting and analytical skills (identifying bugs, feature defects, etc)</li> <li>Good verbal and written communication skills (has the ability to build a good relationship between developers and product managers)</li> <li>Ability to manually test and follow the QA testing process in the platform</li> <li>Some schooling and/or experience (Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering majors, QA/Development Bootcamp)</li> </ul> <h3>What will really make you stand out:</h3> <ul> <li>Experience with Javascript</li> <li>Proven experience as a QA Manual and Automation Tester or similar role</li> <li>Experience working with SQL</li> <li>Experience with Automation Testing Software (Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, etc) </li> <li>Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing is a plus</li> </ul> <p><strong>Starting Pay</strong></p> <ul> <li>$25/hr</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Why join Awardco?</strong></h3> <ul> <li>We have a revolutionary, client-approved<a href="https://www.g2.com/products/awardco/reviews"> product</a>.</li> <li>One of the fastest growing companies in the nation: 3x<a href="https://www.inc.com/profile/awardco"> Inc. 500</a>, 2x<a href="https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/press-releases/fast500-winners-press-release.html"> Deloitte Technology Fast 500</a>, 2x<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele