
(Unpaid) Mandatory Internship : Software Test (QA) Automation Engineer
IndieKidz GmbH • Germany
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Role & seniority
- QA Intern (mandatory internship for degree program), remote-first; small team
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Stack/tools
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UI test automation: Playwright / Cypress (also mentions Selenium)
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Test runners/frameworks: Jest, Vitest
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CI: GitHub Actions
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Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript
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VCS: Git
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AI tools to assist with testing (unspecified)
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Top 3 responsibilities
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Build end-to-end UI test automation for the web app
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Create test plans/cases and maintain regression suites for core user flows
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Run tests in CI, triage failures, and help keep the suite reliable (including stable selectors/test data strategy)
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Must-have skills
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Enrolled in CS/Software Engineering or related field
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Experience with at least one UI test automation framework (Playwright/Cypress preferred)
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Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and Git
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Understanding of CI pipelines and fundamentals of reliable test design
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Interest/experience using AI tools
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Fluent English
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Nice-to-haves
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Prior SaaS UI automation
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API testing experience (e.g., Postman/REST clients)
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Based in Berlin and able to join onsite occasionally
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Location & work type
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Berlin, Germany (company: IndieKidz GmbH / Occibo); remote-first with occasional onsite
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Unpaid internship
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Start: October 2026
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Full Description
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.