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Our team culture is creative, team‑first, and focused on solutions that bring value to students. We value ownership, learning, and support each other’s success inside and outside the organization. We’re fun, scrappy, and unafraid to take risks.
Job Overview
We’re looking for a Junior Quality Assurance Specialist (co‑op) to support the team by designing, writing, documenting, and executing test plans and scripts throughout the product development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute manual and automated test scripts.
- Identify, investigate, report, and track bugs to closure using Jira.
- Handle projects with changing priorities and concurrent deadlines.
- Communicate test results and errors to the QA team and developers.
- Participate in planning and implementation of testing and quality strategy for new and existing projects.
- Leverage AI tools throughout the product lifecycle to support ideation, prototype generation, user story creation, and iterative testing.
- Champion AI adoption across product and development functions.
Required Soft Skills
- Accountability—own actions and support colleagues.
- Communication—effectively convey information and practice active listening.
- Adaptability—remain functional in changing circumstances.
- Collaboration—work effectively with others and negotiate win‑win solutions.
- Problem Analysis—detect problems, recognize important information, and trace causes.
- Time Management—plan, organize, and prioritize goals and resources.
Technical Skills
- Web frameworks: Vue.js, HTML, CSS.
- Mobile framework: React Native.
- Back‑end: Python Flask.
- Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform.
Qualifications
- 2nd or 3rd year student in post‑secondary education studying Computer Science, Engineering, Sciences, or Mathematics.
- Experience writing test cases and preparing test plans.
- Eye for user experience.
- Talent for finding bugs in websites or software.
- Knowledge of programming fundamentals.
- Knowledge of relational databases.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and conceptual skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Team orientation and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
- VIP SPC Membership—shop like a student.
- SPC University—training credits.
- Social events—company sponsored virtual and in‑person.
- Early Friday, every Friday.
- Flexible work—remote or in‑person.
SPC is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and provide accommodations upon request for all stages of the selection process.
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