Software Test Engineer Intern

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.

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.

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.

*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.*

Our recruiting team will review applications October 2026.

What you will do

• Review and analyze system specifications
• Report bugs and errors to development teams
• Help troubleshoot issues
• Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing
• Properly document QA processes
• Conduct ad-hoc and scripted manual tests
• Convert manual test cases into automated cases in an existing framework using Cypress with JavaScript
• Leverage modern AI tools to help streamline every step of feature development

What you will bring

• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors using test management software (JIRA)
• Excellent communication skills, specifically suggestions with UI design and functionality
• Attention to detail
• Basic troubleshooting and analytical skills (identifying bugs, feature defects, etc)
• Good verbal and written communication skills (has the ability to build a good relationship between developers and product managers)
• Ability to manually test and follow the QA testing process in the platform
• Some schooling and/or experience (Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering majors, QA/Development Bootcamp)

What will really make you stand out

• Experience with Javascript
• Proven experience as a QA Manual and Automation Tester or similar role
• Experience working with SQL
• Experience with Automation Testing Software (Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, etc)
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing is a plus

Starting Pay

• $25/hr

Why join Awardco?

• We have a revolutionary, client-approved product .
• One of the fastest growing companies in the nation: 3x Inc. 500 , 2x Deloitte Technology Fast 500 , 2x Mountain West Capital Network Fast 100 , 3x Fast 50 (Utah Business), and 3x UV50 Fastest Growing Companies (BusinessQ), to name just a few.
• Great Place to Work certified, ranked in Inc. Best Workplaces , one of the Best and Brightest companies to work for, and ranked on the Salt Lake Tribune's Top Workplaces .
• Backed by renowned investors , both local and national .

Awardco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that all official communication regarding your application will only come from an email address ending in @awardco.com. If you receive any communication from a different domain, it may be fraudulent, and we encourage you to report it.