Software Developer Intern (2027)

As an intern, you'll experience key aspects of building a product by collaborating across discipline teams. You'll join client meetings to experience presentations and consulting firsthand, get exposure to client work, and have the opportunity to contribute to internal Viget initiatives. You'll also meet regularly with your dedicated Advisor to discuss your progress on personalized learning goals. The internship is offered at the downtown Boulder, CO office and lasts 10 weeks, from June 7 to August 13. Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday (usually 9-5, with some flexibility). Viget is an independent digital agency that has been branding, designing, and building digital products and platforms since 1999.

Responsibilities

Build real web applications alongside Viget's development teams; focus on Application, JavaScript, or UI development; build and launch several applications, starting with smaller projects and culminating in a custom creation; learn industry best practices for testing, including test-driven development; join team meetings, code reviews, and pair programming sessions; sit in on client meetings to see how development expectations are defined

Requirements

Permanent, legal right to work in the US without visa sponsorship; currently enrolled in college (first-year graduate students and first or second year college students reviewed, with preference for juniors and seniors); track record of hard work and success; get things done and see work through; strong communicator and effective collaborator; significant coursework in computer science (major not required); know Ruby on Rails or a similar web application framework or able to learn it fast; insatiable curiosity and eagerness to learn new languages and technologies; value rich web designs and enjoy working with designers; want to be professional web developers after graduation

Nice to have

Experience developing web applications using JavaScript and frameworks such as Vue and React; some formal software development training; experience building websites or web applications with semantic HTML and modern CSS and JS; care about accessibility; keen eye for design and translating comps into polished experiences across screen sizes; love learning front-end tools and techniques while staying grounded in fundamentals; advocate for a great user experience

Benefits

$6,000/summer stipend paid monthly on a pro rata basis; course credit option; free coffee, seltzer, soda, and snacks in the office; free lunch once a week for all staff; weekly opportunities to connect with coworkers in person and virtually, including the weekly all-hands meeting; summer activities, challenges, and hang-outs