QA Engineer Intern

Copart, Inc. is hiring an SDET Intern to learn quality engineering through hands-on test automation. The intern will build and maintain automated tests for APIs and web interfaces, contribute to UAT, and support defect tracking and quality practices with mentorship.

What you'll do:

• Write and maintain automated tests for RESTful APIs and web interfaces under the guidance of an experienced SDET
• Learn and contribute to the team’s existing automation frameworks, following established patterns and coding standards
• Build UI test cases using Playwright, and API and integration test cases for web services
• Convert user stories and acceptance criteria into detailed, executable test cases and scenarios
• Verify data integrity by querying relational databases and comparing expected against actual results
• Assist with test data preparation and environment setup for UAT cycles
• Shadow and support UAT sessions with business stakeholders, helping reproduce and document reported issues
• Log clear, reproducible defects and track them through to resolution
• Explore AI-assisted testing techniques, such as prompting a model to draft test cases or summarize failure logs and evaluate the quality of what it produces
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and team quality discussions

What they're looking for:

• Foundational knowledge of Java development from academic work, personal projects, or bootcamp, with some exposure to the Spring Boot framework
• A solid grasp of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) concepts and the ability to write simple, modular, maintainable code
• Good knowledge of SQL and the ability to interact with relational databases such as MariaDB
• Have a genuine interest in writing clean, efficient test automation code for APIs and user interfaces
• The analytical ability to turn requirements into detailed test cases and scenarios
• Understanding of modern software quality principles, including Test. Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
• Willingness to learn complex business rules and ask questions until the logic is clear
• Clear written and verbal communication, and comfortable working alongside both engineers and business users
• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Exposure to test automation frameworks such as playwright, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cucumber
• Basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and ReactJS
• Experience with version control systems such as Git

Benefits:

• Medical