The role
Job Title: QA Automation Engineering Intern
Salary Range: NA – expenses covered
Department: Engineering
Location: Marlow, UK
Who we are
We’re a fast-growing event tech company, that prides itself on providing our clients with world-class event solutions to support live, virtual or hybrid experiences. Built within an experiential events agency and production team with over 40 years in business, we’re not software people trying to take on the events world, we’re events people building great tools to solve the problems we know the industry is facing.
Innovation is in our DNA – we are dedicated to designing the tools of tomorrow.
Our Culture – Dynamic | Creative | Positive
We’re proud to be building a dynamic and ever-evolving business, where our team thrives on learning, adapting, and growing. You’ll be joining a fun, high-performing team, and you will have the opportunity to make a real impact on our business.
We’re located on Marlow high street, a stone’s throw from the River Thames; we have a bustling office with an active social committee, activities year round and plenty of opportunities to get involved and mix with the wider team. We work side-by-side with an events agency so there is always someone new to chat to.
We offer a flexible working policy, allowing you to define your perfect balance between working from the office and working from home. There’s plenty of parking available and good transport links to Maidenhead, London and Reading.
Position Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Computer Science student for a part-time QA Automation Engineering internship. This role offers flexible hours to accommodate academic commitments while providing hands-on experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and maintaining automated test suites using Cypress
- Review and enhance existing regression testing scripts
- Contribute to QA processes and documentation
- Create comprehensive how-to guides and technical documentation
- Perform manual testing and quality assurance tasks as needed
What We Offer
- Flexible working hours to accommodate academic commitments
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard testing tools and frameworks
- Mentorship from experienced developers
- Opportunity to contribute to real-world projects
- Remote work options available
- A fun and busy office environment – we share a space with a large creative agency
Career Development Benefits
- Strong professional reference from head of engineering
- LinkedIn recommendation highlighting specific achievements
- Portfolio of test automation projects for future job applications
- Direct exposure to industry best practices in QA and testing
- Networking opportunities with experienced developers
- Mock interview practice and CV review session
- Guidance on technical interviews
- Possibility of fast-track consideration for graduate positions
- Real commercial project experience to discuss in job interviews
Time Commitment
- 8-12 hours per week (flexible scheduling)
- Initial 3-month term with possibility of extension
- Start date flexible based on academic schedule
Project Focus Areas
- Test Automation Development
- Creating and maintaining Cypress test scripts
- Enhancing existing regression testing framework
- Documentation
- Developing technical how-to guides
- Contributing to QA process documentation
- Quality Assurance
- Manual testing support
- Bug reporting and verification
- Test case development
