Summer Intern QA Engineering

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About the People Inc. Summer Internship Program:

The People Inc. Summer Internship Program is a 9 week full time paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th based out of our New York office. The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing) plus fun events throughout the summer!

People Inc. is committed to diversity equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve.  We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Internships are available to current Juniors and Seniors at an accredited college or university

• You must be available to work full time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office 3 days a week

• You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office  

About the Role: 

The QA intern will work with the QA leads/managers in modifying STLC processes and maintain high quality work products while accelerating delivery. You'll participate in and help fine tune a delivery focused development culture that champions collaboration innovative thinking and technical excellence while maintaining a foundation of work/life balance.

Internship Responsibilities will Include: 

• Collaborate with QA engineers developers and Stackholders to understand product requirements and technical designs.

• Write and maintain automated test cases using Playwright Cypress or Selenium in JavaScript TypeScript or Java.

• Assist with API testing and integration validation using tools like Postman or REST Assured.

• Contribute to continuous integration pipelines and support integration of test automation into CI/CD workflows.

• Leverage AI-assisted QA tools to enhance automation coverage and efficiency (e.g. test case generation visual testing).

• Conduct exploratory and regression testing; log clear actionable bugs using tools like Jira.

• Continuously learn and apply QA best practices automation patterns and software testing principles.

About You: 

Candidates for this role should have:

• Strong programming fundamentals in JavaScript TypeScript and Java.

• Basic experience with or understanding of test automation frameworks such as Playwright Selenium or Cypress.

• Familiarity with software testing concepts (e.g. test case writing bug reporting test planning).

• Interest in or exposure to AI/ML concepts particularly in software quality or automation.

• Basic knowledge of version control systems (e.g. Git).

• Good communication problem-solving and collaboration skills.

• Experience with Python

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [email protected].

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits including medical dental vision prescription drug coverage unlimited paid time off (PTO) adoption or surrogate assistance donation matching tuition reimbursement basic life insurance basic accidental death & dismemberment supplemental life insurance supplemental accident insurance commuter benefits short term and long term disability health savings and flexible spending accounts family care benefits a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program 10-12 paid holidays annually and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents) all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance accident critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage life and disability insurance.

What We Do

People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content the fastest sites and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month including 95 percent of US women make decisions take action and find inspiration. People Inc. brands include PEOPLE Better Homes & Gardens Verywell FOOD & WINE The Spruce Allrecipes Byrdie REAL SIMPLE Investopedia Southern Living and more.

Why Work With Us

People Inc. has a people-first mentality - our audience our employees our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative innovate and try out new things.

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