CDS Intern - Global People Systems-Enhancements & Optimization

Costco IT•Issaquah, WA

7d•$21 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Costco Digital Services Division is inviting students enrolled in an IT or related undergraduate or graduate program to participate in a paid, 12-week internship during 2027. The program runs from mid-June to early September and is based in Issaquah, Washington. Interns are required to work in the office five days a week; out-of-state work is not allowed. Interns are responsible for their own travel and accommodation, and housing is not provided. Interns attend presentations by executive management and, at the end of the program, create and present a summary of their experience to management and peers. As a Quality Engineering Intern on the Global People Systems Enhancement & Optimization Team, you will learn how enterprise HR applications are tested, validated, and improved. You will work with product owners and engineers to understand functional requirements and help create and execute manual test cases. You will also gain exposure to automation tools, cloud-native platforms, and test management systems such as Octane. The role includes running tests, recording results, documenting findings, creating actionable bug reports, reviewing logs, and investigating unexpected outcomes to learn how test failures are analyzed and resolved. The internship is classified as hourly temporary employment for its duration. Interns may be asked to participate in the normal interview process for a level 1 position. If not selected for a regular position, the internship ends after a maximum of 12 weeks.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in an IT or related undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college, or university.
Maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Basic familiarity with HTML, CSS selectors, and XPath concepts for locating web elements.
Exposure to Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code (VS Code), with interest in learning to run and debug tests locally.
Introductory understanding of Git fundamentals, including cloning repositories, creating branches, committing changes, and opening pull requests.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Good organizational, time-management, and project-management skills, including the ability to prioritize and stay organized.
Available to work in the office five days a week in Issaquah, Washington; out-of-state work is not allowed.
Able to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States if hired; work authorization sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to or interest in learning automation concepts used in testing, integration, or build and release processes.
Familiarity with automation tools such as Ranorex, Playwright, or Tosca.
Basic understanding of structured data formats such as XML and curiosity about testing web-based services.
Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Proficiency in Google Workspace applications, including Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Gmail.

Responsibilities

Work independently and as part of a team.
Learn and apply new concepts, processes, and tools; complete assignments accurately and on time.
Prioritize projects and deadlines, take initiative to solve problems, and manage multiple tasks.
Communicate with team members, stakeholders, and management.
Assist with test execution and help create and run smoke and functional tests.
Document defects with detailed information about failed test cases or scenarios, including supporting screenshots, environment details, and log files.
Collaborate with team members to identify manual and automated regression test scripts affected by new features and capabilities.
Help maintain the automated testing suite and its framework for a product.
Collaborate with Software Engineers, Platform Engineers, and other team members to incorporate automated test scripts into the continuous integration pipeline.
Present a summary of the internship experience to management and peers at the end of the program.