What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Intern '20 position at Dataminr?
Who we are:
We are Dataminr. We are a mission-driven company committed to the power of AI, public data, and real-time information as a force for good in the world. Over the last decade, our team has established and refined the leading AI platform for real-time event and risk detection. We surface the earliest signals of unfolding events and emerging risks within an increasingly diverse and complex landscape of publicly available information, enabling more effective risk mitigation strategies, faster response, and better crisis management. Dataminr serves thousands of professionals in 70+ countries by delivering timely, relevant, and actionable alerts to public and private sector organizations around the world.
We’ve grown to over 500 talented employees across seven global offices and raised $392 million in funding in our most recent investment round. Our culture promotes cross-team interaction, work-life balance and the sharing of information and ideas because it enables us to do our best work together, make a meaningful contribution, and have fun. Join us and help the world manage risk in real time.
Who you are:
You are a student pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a similar field. You write clean, well-structured code, and are passionate about code quality. You believe in the importance of reliable, scalable, and robust test automation. You advocate for quality and enjoy collaborating with a team.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in developing new, and refining existing, automation tests aligned with our microservice architecture to improve and enhance our test coverage
- Ensure proper test coverage across our entire architecture and work towards closing gaps in test coverage
- Have an in-depth understanding of our SDLC and ensure that our automation tests enable QA, Engineers, and the rest of the development team to work seamlessly together to deliver high-quality software.
Requirements:
- Pursuing a degree (B.S./M.S./PhD) in Computer Science or related field
- Solid understanding of object oriented programming, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience with Selenium
- Experience with Java and/or Python
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with JavaScript
- Experience with NodeJS
- Experience with Jenkins
- Experience with git
Dataminr is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals seeking employment at Dataminr are considered without regards to race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status.
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