[Remote] QA Automation Engineer Internship (Restaurant OS)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ZOVU is building an operating system for restaurants that connects point of sale, reservations, loyalty, staff operations, and customer experiences. The QA Automation Engineer Intern will investigate software issues, build automated tests, and help improve the reliability of the platform across applications, services, APIs, and restaurant workflows.

Responsibilities

• Validate ordering, checkout, refunds, reservations, inventory operations, and kitchen workflows
• Build and maintain repeatable tests for important features and user journeys
• Validate endpoints, database changes, permissions, data consistency, and error handling
• Test mobile and tablet workflows, investigate UI and integration failures, and contribute to mobile automation
• Investigate payment status mismatches, duplicate operations, retries, and reconciliation
• Explore network interruptions, timeouts, reconnects, and unexpected application states
• Write clear, reproducible bug reports with expected and actual behavior, logs, screenshots, and supporting evidence
• Collaborate with developers to investigate failures, improve testing coverage, and reduce regressions

Skills

• You've already tested software through internships, professional experience, university projects, freelance work, or substantial personal projects
• You've written automated tests using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, pytest, or similar frameworks
• You're comfortable writing code in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Dart, or another relevant programming language
• You understand REST APIs, HTTP responses, requests, assertions, and how to investigate communication between services
• You can explain a bug you personally discovered, how you reproduced it, and how you determined what went wrong
• You understand why databases, payments, applications, and backend services must remain consistent
• You're familiar with Git and understand the importance of readable, maintainable test code
• You're familiar with Jira or similar tools for defect tracking, managing tasks, and collaborating with developers
• You can make progress on assigned work, communicate blockers, and ask useful questions
• You're comfortable working in English with an international, remote team
• Experience with mobile or Flutter testing, Postman, SQL/PostgreSQL, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, payment integrations, or testing production applications

Benefits

• Real Product Experience: Help improve a software platform preparing for its first restaurant launches.
• Meaningful Responsibilities: Investigate genuine technical problems rather than completing artificial testing exercises.
• Build from an Early Stage: Contribute to testing practices and automation as the platform develops.
• Direct Access to Developers: Work alongside engineers, discuss technical challenges, and receive feedback.
• Room to Grow: Strengthen your skills in automation, API testing, debugging, and system reliability.
• Flexible Remote Work: Take ownership of your schedule and responsibilities while keeping the team informed.
• Your Work Matters: Help prevent software failures that could directly affect restaurant operations.
• International Experience: Join an international team building a product with global ambitions.

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