Your Title: Software Developer in Test Intern
Job Location: Christchurch, NZ
Our Department: Trimble Forestry
Application Window: 26 June 2025 - 10 July 2025
Recruitment Timeline: Interviewing in July, offer in August
Internship Period: 17th November 2025 to 13th February 2026
Number of Positions: 1
Spend this summer as a Software Developer in Test Intern helping transform our forestry sector using cutting-edge technologies with an industry-leading organisation!
What You Will Do
As a Software Developer in Test Intern within Trimble Forestry, you will work as an integral member of one of our software development teams, developing our suite of Forestry products. This position is for working over the summer period, starting in November 2025.
Your team is a forward-thinking group, working collaboratively to transform the world through the application of cutting-edge technology, and you will be involved in extending Forestry’s test automation suite in suitable technology (Playwright), which will be able to help improve the automation of our regression and functional test cases.
This will have you doing the following:
Manage and coordinate with developers to deploy and deliver successful applications
Establish and achieve goals using sprint scrum methodologies, and contribute to the retrospective meetings
Improve device and user inventory by building tools, using Playwright and other tools, that run on customer deployments
Facilitate a bridge between the QA team and the Web Developer
Check work into the git repository on a secure server
Test your own code and be able to identify issues early by running tests
Handle SDET tasks for deployments of test suites against new features.
Our software internships offer a variety of hands-on experiences, depending on your area of interest and experience. You will receive valuable hands-on experience, and be provided with challenging, meaningful tasks using your coding and testing skills in a professional setting while learning how to operate in an agile team environment.
Our internships are designed to prepare you for your career journey while growing as a professional through lunch and learns, team-building activities, and social networking events with other interns. Over the course of your internship, we want you to feel like you belong, innovate, and grow personally and professionally. Join Trimble’s community to have a global impact where we value you, your experience, and your skills to propel your career forward.
What You'll Bring?
Along with being a team player, with strong attention to detail, work prioritisation skills, and a collaborative communication and working style, you should also possess the following:
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Mechatronics, or other related field
Software engineering knowledge and experience
Experience implementing common software design patterns
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Agile, positive, and methodical
Enjoy working with new and emerging technology.
Please note: Only applicants who are students and legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.
About Your Location
Based at Trimble’s NZ headquarters in Christchurch, New Zealand (handily located on the Little River Link Cycleway), home to over 350 Trimble employees, enjoy free parking, securely covered bike sheds, an onsite gym, showers, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.
At Trimble, you'll find the inspiration and opportunity to be yourself and thrive. The global community of Team Trimble, including more than 400 people in New Zealand, is passionate about bringing new ideas and innovations to life and building a better, more sustainable future.
About Our Forestry Division
As the leading provider of business solutions for timber management and wood product companies, we help companies take advantage of current technology to achieve operational efficiencies so they can make better-informed business decisions. Our systems can manage one small aspect or the entire forestry cycle from silviculture, harvesting, procuring, hauling, consuming, inventory, or selling logs and wood by-products.
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