Intern, Software Engineering

ITHAKA is dedicated to expanding access to knowledge and education globally through its services like JSTOR and Portico. The Intern, Software Engineering role offers students in STEAM fields a chance to gain hands-on experience in web application development within an Agile team, contributing to real-world projects and learning about new technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Product Owner, User Experience Designer, and other team members to conduct Product Discovery using various testing methods including high and low fidelity prototypes
• Participate as a member of an agile team leveraging continuous deployment and test automation in order to deploy application changes to production on average more than once per day
• Implement rich, interactive web applications using the latest technologies, frameworks, and patterns
• Leverage web analytics as needed to support Product Discovery and to measure project KPIs
• Test, measure, and optimize performance using Application Performance Management and Web Developer Tools

Requirements:

• Actively enrolled in an undergrad or graduate degree program
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React/Vue
• Knowledge of accessibility, usability, information architecture, and interaction design principles
• Knowledge of responsive design interfaces
• Familiarity with GQL
• Familiarity with Webpack, Grunt or other similar build tools
• Willingness and ability to learn new approaches and emerging technology
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail
• Must have a connection to Michigan. This could include those attending a college or university in the state, residing in Michigan, or having personal ties to the area