🌟 Ready to kick off your career and build software that powers a $26B industry?

commonsku is revolutionizing the promotional products industry. Our SaaS platform empowers branded merch distributors to work smarter — managing projects, building quotes, placing orders, and collaborating with clients and suppliers seamlessly through the power of the Connected Workflow.

We’re a remote-first, community-driven team obsessed with elevating our customers, their clients, and the broader industry. Our values – Community First, Ten Steps Ahead, Fast Forward, and Delightful Work – guide us. We believe you can innovate, push forward, and do more, while also sharing a laugh, supporting your colleagues, and having a life outside of work.

If you’re energized by ambitious work, creative collaboration, and helping to build something great, you’ll want to keep reading.

🚀 About the Role: QA Automation Engineer Co-op

We’re growing — and we’re hiring a QA Automation Engineer Co-op to join our Research & Development team from September-December 2026! In this role, you’ll help us maintain product quality by testing features before they are put into production , ensuring a low-defect experience that our customers love. You’ll collaborate closely with teammates across product and engineering, contribute to a high-trust environment , and play a direct role in shaping the future of the industry.

💡 About You

You’re not just looking for a co-op term. You’re looking for a place to immerse yourself and kick start your career. You are looking for a place that fits with your vibe and values. You bring:

• A community mindset — You enjoy collaborating with classmates and teammates, and you’re eager to learn from people with more experience. You ask questions, share what you’re learning, and contribute to a positive team environment. (Community First)

• Curiosity and Initiative — You don’t need to have all the answers, but you’re excited to dive in, experiment, and figure things out. You take ownership of your tasks, ask for help when you need it, and keep making progress. (Fast Forward)

• A learning mindset — You’re curious about how technology works in the real world, and you’re excited to think beyond the classroom. You like to explore new ideas, try different approaches, and imagine what’s possible. (Ten Steps Ahead)

• Joy in learning and building — You take pride in your projects, whether it’s a school assignment, a side project, or your first piece of production code. You care about doing good work, bring a sense of humour to challenges, and celebrate the wins — big and small. (Delightful Work)

🛠️ What You’ll Do

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Assist in designing and documenting test plans and test cases for new and existing features based on requirements and specifications.

• Execute manual, exploratory, system, functional, integration, regression, and smoke testing under the guidance of senior QA team members.

• Document and report bugs, failures, and test results clearly and consistently, while supporting the investigation and re-testing of defects.

• Learn and contribute to automated test scripts as opportunities arise.

• Collaborate with developers and designers to understand features, flag potential issues, and help ensure the team meets acceptance criteria and QA standards.

• Communicate testing status and findings to the team regularly to help support a positive customer experience.

🔍 What You Bring

Some of the qualities that help you thrive in this role:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Practical experience or coursework involving database-driven web application testing and software version control systems (Git).

• Exposure to or hands-on experience with TypeScript and integration test frameworks such as Playwright or Selenium.

• A collaborative approach to software quality with excellent communication skills.

• An innovative mindset with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple overlapping priorities effectively.

• Comfort working independently and asynchronously, while also prioritizing collaboration and connection with people.

• Experience (or excitement for) working with AI

💰 Compensation & Perks

We believe in paying our co-op students fairly for their contributions. Students earn a monthly salary, aligned with how many co-op work terms they have completed, in the range of $3,800 to $4,500 CAD per month.

Plus:

• Remote-first culture with plenty of excellent in-person experiences sprinkled in

• Learning and mentorship opportunities with experienced Engineers

• Resume boosting experience contributing to and shipping real features that customers actually use

• A delightful team of smart people who are good at what they do

• Company-provided equipment to make sure you have everything you need to succeed

• Opportunities to return for future co-op terms and full-time opportunities after graduation

🌎 Location

We are remote-first and this role is open to students in Ontario, who are available to attend onboarding for their first week and occasional in-office days at our headquarters in midtown Toronto.

🌱 A Bit More About Us and our Culture

commonsku supports hundreds of promotional products distributors and suppliers with technology that drive efficiency, growth, and connection. Our skummunity (commonsku + community = skummunity, get it?) is powered by events, education, and shared knowledge and is core to who we are.

We’ve grown by being “for promo by promo” and now, we’re scaling our impact to elevating an entire industry. We’d love your help doing it.

At commonsku, you won’t just be a part of a company, you’ll be part of a community.

• We host team demos where everyone gets to share what they’re building.

• We celebrate wins together, big and small (like your first feature going live!).

• You’ll be invited to social hangouts, learning sessions, and our twice-yearly company summit, when they align with your co-op term.

🤖 A Note About AI

We use AI every day at commonsku to be faster and better. If you use AI tools to help you draft your resume or cover letter, that’s totally fine — just make sure what you submit reflects you. We want to hear your authentic voice, not ChatGPT’s.

📬 Application and Interview Process

If this opportunity feels like a fit, apply now at https://commonsku.com/careers!

We get back to everyone who applies. If we’d like to explore the role with you, you can expect to move through these stages:

1. An initial with the Talent Acquisition Partner

2. An interview with the VP of Technology and Engineering Managers

3. A coding interview with Senior Engineer

4. An offer!

❤️ commonsku is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re committed to building a diverse team that reflects the skummunity we serve. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.