Intern, Software Quality Engineering (Higher Education)

Strata Decision Technology • Chicago, IL

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

Our internship program is a full-time, 10-week experience running from June 4 through August 14, 2026. Applicants must be based in the Chicago area for the duration of the program to participate in our hybrid work environment at our downtown headquarters. Candidates should currently be pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher with an expected graduation date of Winter 2026 or Spring 2027.
What to expect during your internship:
Onboarding Training: Our onboarding program sets you up for success from day one. You will learn about our mission, products and services, and most importantly, our people, so you feel confident and ready to contribute.
Meaningful Work: You will receive a challenging project to complete during your internship. The project will give you a running start into the exciting world of software that is positively impacting some of our nation’s most critical industries. We hope this experience inspires you to pursue a career doing meaningful, high-impact work. Before the summer is over, you will present your work to our Executive Leadership Team.
Networking & Development: You will have ample opportunities to build connections across the business through weekly intern lunch and learns, one-on-one coffee chats, and cross-functional exposure. You will be paired with an onboarding buddy and have access to a mentor who volunteered to support your growth throughout the summer. You will also have access to LinkedIn Learning during the program and a resume workshop with our recruiters!
Culture: Throughout the summer, we host monthly in-person lunches, happy hours, and a dedicated intern outing to help you build strong relationships with your fellow interns and managers. When you are in the office, enjoy our hybrid downtown Chicago environment stocked with snacks, coffee, cold beverages, and fresh fruit.
How you’ll make an impact during your internship:
Provide insight into all aspects of the development process including work agility best practices
Be a part of one of our development teams, guided by a senior engineer
Spend time learning about how we keep up with the market and decide what to build into the product, as well as how we build our product in an agile fashion
Leverage AI to improve the automated testing of Strata’s Axiom Higher Education software suite and with GitHub Copilot, Typescript, and the Playwright UI automation framework to further explore how AI can be more effectively leveraged for exploration into edge-case testing

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher with graduation date in Winter 2026 or Spring 2027, in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
• You seek out challenges and feel that a big part of your value is your ability to solve problems
• You enjoy experimenting with new tools and programming techniques
• You like to take an idea and run with it and can work with limited guidance when necessary
• A passion for software - we’d love to help you find it here!

Responsibilities

• Provide insight into all aspects of the development process including work agility best practices
• Be a part of one of our development teams, guided by a senior engineer
• Spend time learning about how we keep up with the market and decide what to build into the product, as well as how we build our product in an agile fashion
• Leverage AI to improve the automated testing of Strata’s Axiom Higher Education software suite and with GitHub Copilot, Typescript, and the Playwright UI automation framework to further explore how AI can be more effectively leveraged for exploration into edge-case testing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern