Synnefa is an innovative ag-tech startup dedicated to transforming agriculture through smart, climate-resilient solutions. We provide end-to-end solutions that integrate smart greenhouses, FarmShield IoT sensors, and FarmCloud record-keeping software to enhance farming efficiency, sustainability, and profitability. Our mission is to empower farmers with technology that simplifies farming and increases incomes.
What sets us apart is not just our technology but our people and culture. We’re looking for individuals who are passionate about storytelling, eager to learn, and driven by a sense of purpose. As a QA and Design Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience in testing and improving product quality, creating intuitive user-centered designs, and contributing to seamless user experiences that support our mission to reach over 1,000,000 farmers and scale Africa’s largest ag-tech company.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team that’s as passionate about innovation as it is about empowering communities. Join us in creating a sustainable and resilient future for agriculture.
Job Summary:
The QA & Design Intern will work closely with the Product Designer and QA Consultant to test new features, identify bugs, support UI/UX improvements, maintain documentation, and contribute to a polished product experience. This role is ideal for someone eager to develop hands-on skills in user-centered design, digital product testing, and collaborative product development workflows.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Design support:
- Assist in the development and refinement of FarmCloud’s UI components and assets
- Participate in design brainstorming & review sessions gathering feedback and documenting improvements needed.
- Contribute to maintaining a consistent design system
- Support conducting user experience evaluations and compiling insights from stakeholder and user feedback
QA Support
- Collaborate with the QA consultant to execute test cases against acceptance criteria and log test results.
- Assist in conducting manual testing of new features and UI updates to ensure functional accuracy.
- Support the QA consultant in identifying and reporting bugs and usability issues.
- Help ensure QA documentation is up to date and well structured.
Skills and Qualifications:
- A recent graduate of Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or someone with a strong portfolio and interest in UI/UX or QA).
- A background in a relevant field of study such as Design, HCI, Computer Science, or Software Engineering.
- 0–1 year of relevant experience (internship level).
- Experience or familiarity with technology, SaaS, digital products, UX/UI design, or software QA.
- Proficiency with a design or prototyping tool such as Figma, Canva, Adobe XD, or Sketch.
- A basic understanding of a design system or component library and how design translates into development.
- Familiarity with ClickUp or another collaboration platform.
- Familiarity with usability testing or bug-tracking workflows (nice to have).
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Openness to feedback and willingness to learn new tools and workflows.
- Ability to manage tasks independently and stay organized.
- Disclaimer:We want to give everyone a fair shot at joining us, so we encourage all applicants to use our synnefa.breezy.hr applicant tracking system-ATS to apply for any openings at Synnefa and avoid contacting Synnefa employees or management about the opening.
