QA Summer Intern (Software Product Delivery)

Who Are We?  

We are a team that brought you Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner, dedicated to providing cybersecurity, privacy, and identity protection to over 500 million users in 150 countries. At Gen, we offer flexible working options, generous time off, and competitive benefits in a diverse and inclusive environment where every team member is valued and celebrated. If you are smart, fearless, and dedicated, join us to power Digital Freedom and help consumers take control of their digital lives. 

About the Role

Intern - QA intern (Summer)

This is a full-time, 12-week internship program starting July 1st, based in Prague. A cover letter is optional but encouraged – (I do read them.!)

As a QA Intern, you'll work on CCleaner, a desktop product that is part of our Utilities product suite, which includes: Avast Cleanup, AVG TuneUp, Driver Updater and Norton Utilities Ultimate.  

Working from our Prague office, you’ll join as a peer within our Product Delivery team. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with and work alongside our Product Manager, Developers, Designers and QA team to contribute to delivering a successful and quality product.

What you will do in this role:

• Perform manual user-based testing 

• Participate in regression testing of CCleaner

• Identify and raise any defects or bugs found during testing

• Assist with verifying test results from our automated suite of visual tests

• Contribute to the maintaining and building of our Test Case Templates

• Contribute to the maintaining and building of our knowledge base 

• Work with the development teams to implement and test changes to products

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• Passionate about quality

• Amazing attention to detail, verging on the obsessive!

• Dissecting software applications to understand them at a granular level and to see what makes them tick

• Driven to finding the root cause on problems

• Contributor to ideas and solutions

• Strong team player

• Great at communicating with colleagues on technical and complex matters

• Willing to take on responsibility and has the conviction to see tasks through to the end, either as part of a team or individually 

• English B2 level

• A proactive individual who has a genuine interest in technology

• Working knowledge of Windows 10/11 OS

What we welcome:

• Foundational/Intermediate technical knowledge of Windows 10/11 OS

• Some experience in creating full test plans for software or websites

• An understanding of the SDLC

• Experienced in testing across all major operating systems, browsers and older versions

• Understanding of testing methodologies, techniques and frameworks

• Working in an Agile team

 What we offer:

• An amazing and truly international work environment

• The chance to join a major global tech company

• Many opportunities for professional growth

• A glimpse into the QA role and mindset

• Whole-life flexibility - We empower our people to choose where, when, and how they work and measure their contribution based on the achievements and outcomes rather than hours they work.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on merit, experience, and business needs, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law. Gen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based on such protected characteristics and seeks to recruit the most talented candidates from diverse cultures and backgrounds. 

We also consider employment-qualified individuals with arrest and conviction records. In addition, we will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Learn more about pay transparency. 

Gen complies with all anti-discrimination laws. 

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.