QA Engineer Intern
About Village Book Builders
The Story of Village Book Builders starts with the simple love of books. It’s easy to forget all the incredible things access to books have brought us. Books taught us how to read, which is essential to our personal growth & development. A deeper look shows us that books taught us to think critically, build empathy, grow imaginations, and help us build brighter futures.
We know that not all children have access to the educational resources they need and that not having access to books is just the beginning. After years of studying this issue, we know that students in developing areas don’t always attend schools with the proper resources needed to help them grow; they don’t experience appropriate teacher-to-student ratios needed so each student can thrive, and often experience dangers when traveling far just to attend school (particularly young girls). These issues cause local learning cultures to deteriorate and often result in an increase in teen pregnancy rates, all of which impact a community’s ability to economically and sustainably thrive.
That’s why we created Village Book Builders: A non-profit aiming to help communities re-establish learning cultures through access to safe local libraries, books, technology, and student mentorship.
Today we call this Hope Through Books.
If you are a book lover and want to bring hope through books around the world, we want you to join our team.
Location: Virtual
Start Date: January
End Date: May (Flexible)
Time Commitment: 12-15 hours per week
Interviews are held on a rolling basis and applications will be considered until the positions are all filled.
Qualifications
Interns do not need to have all of the qualifications or experience listed below, but a willingness to learn is essential. The ideal intern will have the following traits:
- Strong commitment to VBB’s mission and vision
- A GPA above 3.2 (please include GPA on resume to be considered)
- Should have 2+ years of coding experience
- Should have previous experience working with automation testing tools like Selenium , Robot, etc.
- Experience in Django Rest Framework is preferred/ Should have knowledge in Django Rest Framework
- Should have previous experience in Unit Testing and Acceptance Testing
- Majoring in Computer Science, IS, IT, or other related fields
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Able to demonstrate creative problem solving capabilities
- Self-starter and passionate about making a difference
Responsibilities
- Work with the Web Development team to automate quality assurance by programming unit tests for our django endpoints and acceptance tests for user workflows.
About the Position
This position's schedule is flexible regarding hours/days and averages 15+ hours per week . You can work remotely from anywhere in the world. You will be joining a team of dedicated, individuals, who are passionate about making a difference. Interns may receive letters of recommendation and job recommendation with corporate sponsors along with the opportunity to learn valuable skills necessary in the field of Web Development. The interns will help improve both the mentor and student experience to help increase our effectiveness in changing lives and communities.
Project Overview: Village Portal Overview
The primary goal of the village portal is to connect mentors and mentees. It also serves as a connector to lead mentors, mentor advisors, headmasters/program directors, teachers, and parents. The Village Portal serves as a centralized platform and allows future customization of our mentoring framework. The current volunteer and intern development team built part of the mentoring portal. You will be leading the next development cycle with the team to improve the experience and quality of mentoring and education.
HR Administrator Note:
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Village Book Builders is not subject to the intern regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. However, we do believe this internship meets all of the Act’s criteria, including providing an experience similar to that which would be given in an educational environment. Additionally, we clearly communicate with all applicants in advance the internship is an unpaid and short-term opportunity.