Associate QA Engineer (Coop or Intern)

CodeMettle • Sandy Springs, GA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

CodeMettle is hiring an Associate QA Engineer for a co-op or internship opportunity. The company develops custom software and integration services for broadcast, telecommunications, and government defense markets. Its software helps operations centers monitor and control the equipment, software, and networks they rely on. In this role, you will participate on an engineering team and support testing, validation, and quality assurance for software products and systems used by customers and internal stakeholders. You will be mentored by software and QA engineers and share in their work while developing your understanding of software systems and the QA process, including exposure to test automation.

The co-op program combines academic education with structured, full-time work experience and provides academic credit. Candidates must currently be enrolled in school and able to commit to up to three semesters of full-time work; semesters do not need to be consecutive. Candidates who are not seeking academic credit may still have their experience categorized as a traditional internship. Candidates not currently enrolled in school will not be considered. The position requires working onsite at the CodeMettle office at least three days per week. U.S. citizenship is required to access company systems, and CodeMettle cannot accept work authorizations.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in school; candidates not currently enrolled will not be considered.
• Able to commit to up to three semesters of full-time work; semesters do not need to be consecutive.
• General computer science fundamentals and an understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong attention to detail and an analytical, problem-solving mindset.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to write reproducible bug reports.
• Able to work onsite at the CodeMettle office at least three days per week.
• U.S. citizenship is required to access CodeMettle company systems; work authorizations are not accepted.
• Able to function well in a collaborative team environment or independently.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
• Able to manage time effectively and prioritize to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with test case design, test plans, or bug-tracking tools such as Jira.
• Exposure to a programming or scripting language such as Python or JavaScript.
• Familiarity with containers or CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers with requirements reviews, test planning, and writing test cases for CodeMettle software.
• Execute manual functional, regression, and exploratory tests on web-based software.
• Identify, document, and track defects in Jira, including clear steps to reproduce them.
• Verify bug fixes and perform smoke testing to validate releases before they ship.
• Set up and maintain test environments and test data.
• Support customer-facing demonstrations and requirements discussions.
• Develop an understanding of software systems and the QA process, with exposure to test automation.
• Identify gaps in the testing process and recommend process or policy changes.
• Gather and provide feedback on potential testing tools.
• Attend regular project meetings and share testing feedback and updates.

Benefits

• Academic credit for structured full-time co-op work experience, subject to eligibility.
• A designated mentor on the project team.
• Opportunity to contribute ideas to the company.
• Social outlets to get to know team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed