Software Test (QA) Automation Engineer - Mandatory Internship

About Occibo

Occibo is an AI-powered SaaS platform for children's book creation, built by IndieKidz GmbH in Berlin. We're a small, remote-first team looking for a QA intern to help us build and maintain automated testing so we can ship new features quickly and with confidence.

Internship type

Mandatory internship as part of your degree program.
This internship is unpaid.

Tasks

What you'll do

● Build end-to-end UI test automation for the Occibo web app

● Write test plans, test cases, and regression suites for core user flows

● Translate product requirements into automated checks, including edge cases

● Collaborate with the development team on test data strategies and stable selectors

● Run tests in CI, track failures, and help keep the test suite reliable

● Use AI tools to speed up test creation, analysis, and maintenance

Tools you might work with

Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Jest, Vitest, GitHub Actions

Requirements

What we're looking for

● Currently enrolled in CS, Software Engineering, or a related field

● Experience with at least one test automation framework (Playwright or Cypress preferred)

● Comfortable with JavaScript or TypeScript and Git

● Understanding of CI pipelines and reliable test design

● Interest in AI and experience using AI tools

● Fluent English

Benefits

● Hands-on experience with a real product, not a classroom exercise

● Direct collaboration with the founder and development team

● A portfolio of shipped QA work you can show future employers

Nice to have

● Prior SaaS UI automation experience

● API testing experience (Postman or REST clients)

● Based in Berlin and able to join onsite occasionally

How to apply

Send a message with your CV, short note/cover letter(preferred), your best project link, the test framework you know, and your availability and start date.

We are looking for candidates available to start in October 2026.