Software Engineer Intern at Trellis Company in Round Rock, Texas

Job Description:

Who you are:

You are one who uses web and mobile technologies and application development tools to create, test and implement in-house applications. You enjoy working with internal partners to research problem requests, find, and correct production problems, develop application features, perform quality reviews of project deliverables and maintenance work in advance of being implemented into production.

Who we are:

Trellis Company is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation with the dual mission of helping student borrowers repay their education loans and promoting access in higher education. Our strong philanthropic heritage of giving through grants to colleges, universities, and research groups remains focused on improving student outcomes, especially to underserved students, families, and institutions.

As we move into the future, we're drawing on our history, branching into new sectors beyond student loans, and delivering the same level of exceptional care and service that our customers have come to depend on. We remain invested in the success of students and higher education institutions. This combination of stability and vision creates a unique intersection: a startup environment at a company that also has a stable foundation, resulting in an opportunity for the right candidate to help shape our company's future. This is an exciting time to join the Trellis team!

Location:

The position is hybrid, two days in office (Round Rock, Texas).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The position incumbent is expected to perform the following essential duties and responsibilities of the position with reasonable accommodation.

• Participate in the design, implementation, and testing of features for various products.


• Work in a team-oriented environment with flexibility to work independently.


• Consult with application development team on software products and development methodologies.


• Assist the application design team with accomplishing tasks related to the development of new software to streamline business processes.


• Assist with new and alternate solutions to improve existing processes and procedures.


• Conduct research on new products and tools that may assist customer's business needs.


• Test software applications for efficiency and identify if any bugs and proposed fixes.


• Participate in training and other learning opportunities to ensure compliance and expand knowledge of company, position, and process.


• Follow all corporate policies and procedures and perform all work functions in a safe and efficient manner.


• Participate in team meetings using productivity tools like O365, Teams etc.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• All other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

To be eligible for this internship, you should:

• Understand Object-Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language (UML) Notation, Relational and Non-Relational Standard Query Language (NoSQL) databases.


• Strong working knowledge of programming languages Java, Spring, SQL, Angular.


• Demonstrated experience in requirements analysis, software design, applications development, software testing and implementing in production.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications:

Education

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

Required:

• Ability to assist with applications development and maintenance using Java and web technologies, and open-source libraries.


• Able to follow through software development life cycle and apply security and application standards.


• Working knowledge of JSON, RESTful services, SVN/Git, one or more UX frameworks like Spring Boot, Angular, JavaScript etc.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of SQL queries and DML operations


• Knowledge of Application servers, Tomcat, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, VS Code/IntelliJ, Reporting tools.


• Knowledge of Android and iOS development, testing and publishing to app stores

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Occasionally must move about inside the office.


• Occasionally may provide presentations and services to internal and external contacts in a variety of business and work settings.


• Repetitive motion. Regularly operates a computer, phone, and general office equipment.


• Regularly required to handle, feel, grasp objects and reach across a work area.


• Regularly communicates with other employees and on the phone, virtually, or in person with clients. Regularly converses with internal and external contacts.


• Visual acuity. Regularly must have close visual acuity to view and enter information into computer and software systems, analyze data, develop presentations and reports, and other materials.


• Mental focus. Requires worker to maintain focus and exchange detailed and accurate information through oral and written communication.

Work Environment:

• Work may be conducted remotely or in an office with a small cubicle environment.


• Office work environment is climate controlled with no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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