Software Developer Intern

Are you a current undergraduate student looking for an exciting summer opportunity? Savvas Learning Company is seeking undergraduate students who want to join our Summer Software Developer internship program in Boston, MA.

Our internship program is eight weeks long and is a great opportunity for students to gain valuable experience. During the program, participants will receive guidance from top teams in the K-12 education field, work on real-life business projects, attend weekly informational sessions to learn about other business areas, network with other students, attend off-site events, and finally, present a project to Savvas' senior leaders at the end of the summer to showcase the impact you've made on our business.

Our internship positions are full-time opportunities, 40 hours per week, requiring a hybrid work schedule, 2 days onsite, in either our Boston, MA office.

You'll typically be onsite on Wednesdays and another day as determined by you and your mentor during the first week of the program.

Interns have the opportunity to meet with experienced professionals across a variety of software disciplines and be a part of a world-class engineering team that builds and supports learning products used by millions of people every day.

Savvas software development interns work on special projects that improve the digital learning experience for students and teachers.

Past Interns have worked on projects that included :

Integrating an adaptive learning engine into our platform

Improving our content authoring tools

Improving the accessibility of Realize for students with disabilities

Porting an application from Chromebooks to Windows

Creating an AR application as a companion to Savvas textbooks

Creating security monitoring dashboards

Developing automated tests for our learning management service

On a typical day, the Intern will :

Participate in a planning meeting with a development team

Meet with developers to discuss the design and code for the project

Work on the project implementation

Test various use cases

What We Are Looking For :

You are a current undergraduate student at an accredited college or university, with a graduation date between January 2025 - June 2026, studying Computer Science or a related field

You can commit to a full-time role (40 hours per week), for eight weeks out of the summer

You're enthusiastic about working in a hybrid environment, onsite a minimum of two days per week in Chandler, AZ, or Boston, MA

You want to build great software for students and teachers

You're passionate about programming and curious about new technologies with some demonstrated accomplishments outside the classroom

You're a great communicator, verbally and in writing

You're organized and manage time well

You can multitask and set priorities and you complete assigned tasks on schedule with the required level of quality

You're open to using constructive feedback to refine your skills and you're open to working collaboratively on and with a team

Must be authorized to work in the U.S., our internship opportunities are not eligible for sponsorship

What's Next?

We will begin the screening process in December 2024, qualified candidates will be invited to the following steps :

Phone Screen - You'll have a prescreen via phone with someone from our Talent Acquisition Team. During this call, our goal is to learn more about your background and career interests and confirm information from your application.

This is also a great time to ask any questions that you may have about the company or the internship program.

Formal Interview - During this stage, you will meet with a panel of interviewers, via video, including your potential intern mentor and other members of the intern leadership team.

You'll have an opportunity to learn more about the internship and what you can expect to gain over the summer while sharing more about the skills and experience you can bring to the team.

The interview will conclude with a logical exercise where we ask you to solve a problem.

Offer -.If identified as the most qualified candidate, you can expect to receive an employment offer, outlining the internship details and compensation.

We want to keep you informed about your candidacy status throughout the interview process, if it is determined that you are not the best fit, you may be declined at any stage of the process and we will notify you right away.

Why Intern with Savvas?

Real Assignments, Real Impact - From day one you'll be viewed as a valuable asset to our team, participating in meetings and allowed to share your input and feedback

Collaboration - You'll have an opportunity to work alongside former interns, associate and senior-level developers, and leaders from our product technology team

Paid Experience - Get paid to learn! We offer market-competitive pay for all positions

Flexible Work Arrangements - We offer hybrid work arrangements, allowing you the flexibility to work from home and also gain valuable face-to-face collaboration and networking skills at our office locations

Mentorship - You'll have an opportunity to learn from leaders across all levels of business

Holiday Pay - You'll be paid for any company-observed holidays throughout the internship

Team Building Activities - You'll have fun building rapport with fellow interns at our company-hosted offsite events

Hear What Our Former Interns Have to Say :

Overall my experience with Savvas this summer has been quite positive. One thing that stood out to me was the positive workplace culture.

I felt very welcomed during my short time with Savvas and the team I worked with felt dedicated to making sure I had the best experience possible which I really appreciated.

I enjoyed working on my project and also getting the chance to see how a SWE team worked on a daily basis, offering a glimpse at the kind of work that I might do in the future. "

Savvas Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Savvas Learning complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.

Savvas prohibits discrimination against individuals based on race, color, region, national origin, sex, age, disability, and other protected group status.

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