Quality Assurance Intern

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Hi, welcome to PerkSpot. We're looking for a QA Intern to join our growing Tech team and assist with testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance for existing and future PerkSpot applications.
In PerkSpot's internship program, we are proud to hire the brightest students and train them to be the leaders of tomorrow! Through PerkSpot's internship program, you'll gain valuable industry knowledge and professional skills that will help you for years to come. You'll be able to experience our exceptional office culture and learn from industry leaders in the fields you'll be working in after you finish your studies. Since learning is the number one priority in our internship program, you'll manage your own projects (with supervision), gaining real work experience you'll be able to reference when eventually searching for full-time work. And there's no "busy work" here - these projects will be vitally important to PerkSpot, meaning you'll directly impact the accomplishments of the company.
About PerkSpot:
PerkSpot is an employee benefits company that works with America's top employers to offer exclusive discounts, rewards, and recognition to millions of employees. These exclusive perks and savings are a great recruitment and retention tool that allows employees to take advantage of unique opportunities and feel great about the company they work for. We help employees from over 1,000 companies like Spotify, Walgreens, McDonald's, and Lyft save on everything from gym memberships and movie tickets to electronics, new cars, and travel.
Profitable and growing, our company was founded in 2006 by good people with a great vision, and we're carrying on the work they started. In 2018, our company was proud to announce an additional investment of $50 million dollars from Susquehanna Growth Equity. As we continue to grow, we're excited about our leadership position in the industry, but we're also committed to doing more - developing better products, reaching more employers, and getting more employees engaged with our platform. Our passion is to make every place a great place to work, starting with our own. We're a big platform, but a small team. That means we're going to trust you with more responsibility than you'd have anywhere else and invest in your success and growth more than any other employer.
Meet the Engineering Team
PerkSpot's tech team is made up of Software Engineers, QA Analysts, SDETs, and DevOps Engineers with one goal in mind - to keep PerkSpot moving and improving. We work collaboratively to optimize our application, making it as efficiently and user-friendly as possible. Because of our fast-moving, project-based structure, the team allows for significant opportunities for learning, growth, and diversity of work - you'll certainly never get bored here. Our work directly impacts the PerkSpot platform, and therefore our partners and their hardworking employees as well.
Your main responsibilities:

  • Carrying out all aspects of software testing, from planning and creation to execution of both manual and automated tests
  • Studying product roadmap; identifying planned and future product features
  • Recommending appropriate testing strategies for new product features
  • Working with IT to set testing requirements and improve quality of deliverables
  • Creating test plans and test cases for both functional and end-to-end products
  • Conducting all tests in an Agile environment
  • Tracking and analyzing test results; working with developers to identify shortcomings at the source


What we're looking for:

  • Availability from mid-June through end of August
  • Must be an incoming senior student in college
  • Required coursework: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, and/or equivalent field experience
  • Methodical and strategic style of problem-solving
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines and multitask
  • Proven enthusiasm for the role; high standard of work
  • Organized, deadline-driven work ethic
  • Strategic and thoughtful approach to work; exceptional attention to detail


Life as a PerkSpot intern:
As an intern for the PerkSpot team, you'll be working 35 hours for eight weeks. During that time you will be a full-fledged member of the company and attend regular team and 1x1 meetings to track individual and company goals. During this time your focus will be on two dedicated projects - one team-specific, and one with your fellow interns. As you work through those projects, you'll meet with direct managers and mentors to receive tangible, constructive feedback on your progress and work ethic. You'll also get to be a part of the PerkSpot team - this means inclusion in company events and team building exercises!
The Perks of Working at PerkSpot
We're a big platform, but still a small team. That means we're going to trust you with more responsibility than elsewhere, and invest in you more. You're going to grow - a lot.
Our headquarters are based in Chicago's lively River North neighborhood. PerkSpot offers free lunches, the casual dress code, in-office bike storage, a private gym, and a shower on-site!
We hold weekly company get-meetings where we learn from what went wrong and celebrate what went right. Every week at PerkSpot, we aim a little higher and get a little bit better than the previous week.
Because we consider every member of our team to be a fundamental part of our success, we encourage everyone to be invested in our success, regardless of their position. We want every one of our employees to think like an owner: put in the effort to exceed expectations, solve problems before they come up, and always go the extra mile. It's this drive to succeed that makes PerkSpot such an interactive and fulfilling place to work, and we're so excited to watch and help you grow here!

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
    • C#Languages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • .NET CoreLanguages
    • jQueryLibraries
    • ModemizrLibraries
    • ASP.NETFrameworks
    • Elastic SearchDatabases

Location

320 W Ohio St, Chicago, IL 60654

An Insider's view of PerkSpot

What projects are you most excited about?

The projects that excite me the most are ones where I'm able to collaborate cross-functionally to creatively market the company. With a product that is always evolving, it's exciting learning and expanding my knowledge as a marketing professional while telling the brand's story to a variety of different industries and audiences.

Courtney

Senior Content Marketing Associate

What makes someone successful on your team?

Having a strong sense of curiosity goes far on the PerkSpot Finance team. We are always pushing to dig deeper on analysis and provide the “why” behind the numbers. We want our partners across the business to have the information they need to be successful. If they succeed, then we’ve done our jobs.

Mel

Director of Finance

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

The tech team has a lot of influence over how solutions are implemented, leading to scalable, reliable solutions which provide great value to our users. Ultimately these design decisions help grow the business by providing a great user experience!

Chris

Manager of DevOps

How does your team reward individual success?

Each week a member of our team is recognized as the PerkSpot "Star" of the week. They recieve a big trophy to position on their desk for the week and receive credits to spend in our gift card platform. This person has gone above and beyond to help the company and/or support multiple teams on a special project or initiative.

Anthony

Senior Account Executive

What are PerkSpot Perks + Benefits

PerkSpot Benefits Overview

PerkSpot offers the full suite of benefits you’d expect from a profitable, established company, including health and dental insurance, 401(k) with company match, pre-tax transit benefits, and fully-funded disability coverage. We have in-office bike storage and showers on-site.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free daily meals
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Pet friendly
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

PerkSpot offers free Financial Advisory services to all our employees from an outside Financial Advisory firm.

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