ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP - Junior Software Quality Assurance (QA)

💼 Job Title: Junior Software Quality Assurance (QA) Intern

Location: Fully Remote (Philippines preferred)
Work Arrangement: Remote-first with optional bi-monthly meetups
Compensation: Internship (Unpaid) – Learning-Focused Program
Duration: 3–5 months (with opportunity for extension or future hiring)

🚀 About Us

We are a bootstrapped startup focused on building affordable and impactful software solutions for dermatology, dental, and aesthetic clinics in the Philippines. Our lean team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and grit — and we're looking for passionate interns who want to grow with us.

👨‍🔬 What You’ll Be Doing

As a Junior QA Intern, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our applications while gaining hands-on experience in the software development lifecycle.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with developers to understand project requirements and functionality

• Write and execute test cases for web-based features and workflows

• Log bugs and issues using tools like JIRA and Trello

• Perform exploratory and regression testing before releases

• Assist in documenting QA processes and product behavior

• Use Google Sheets and Docs to manage test logs, test reports, and QA checklists

• Perform simple competitor or feature-based research using online tools

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• End-to-end software QA process in a real startup setting

• Agile methodology and collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Hands-on experience with project tracking tools (JIRA, Trello)

• Writing and managing test cases, bug reporting, and documentation

• QA best practices and tools used in modern dev environments

🧩 Requirements

You don’t need formal experience — but you must be organized, curious, and detail-oriented.

Minimum Skills:

• Basic understanding of QA concepts (testing, bug reporting, test planning)

• Comfortable using Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive)

• Familiarity with Trello, JIRA, or similar task management tools

• Strong communication and documentation skills

• Self-disciplined and comfortable working remotely

✅ Bonus Points If You:

• Have worked on school or personal projects with a QA or documentation component

• Know how to create simple test cases or bug reports

• Have tried using bug tracking or version control tools (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket)

• Are familiar with basic HTML, CSS, or browser dev tools (not required but nice to have)

🤝 What We Offer

• 100% remote internship – work from anywhere

• Optional twice-a-month meetups for collaboration and team building (Metro Manila)

• Learn QA workflows and tools used in startups and tech companies

• Mentorship and exposure to product, development, and UX teams

• Possible referrals, certifications, and hiring opportunity post-internship

• A collaborative, learning-first environment where your ideas matter