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Savvas Learning Company

Software Developer Intern

Savvas Learning Company
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIn-Person - Chandler, AZ$18–$28/hriJust now
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Role Snapshot

Software Developer Intern at Savvas Learning Company, working on special projects that improve the digital learning experience for millions of students and teachers. Interns gain exposure to experienced professionals across multiple software disciplines within a world-class engineering team.

Key Responsibilities: Participate in planning meetings with development teams, discuss design and code implementation with developers, work on project implementation, and test various use cases. Past projects include integrating adaptive learning engines, improving content authoring tools, enhancing accessibility, and developing security monitoring dashboards.
Skills & Tools: Strong programming skills with demonstrated accomplishments outside the classroom, proficiency in software development, curiosity about new technologies, excellent verbal and written communication abilities, strong organizational and time management skills, ability to multitask and set priorities, and openness to collaborative teamwork and constructive feedback.
Qualifications: Current undergraduate student at an accredited college or university studying Computer Science or a related field, with graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and able to commit to full-time (40 hours per week) for ten weeks during summer.
Location: In-Person - Chandler, AZ
Compensation: $18–$28/hr (estimated)

Job Description

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 December 2026 - June 2027, studying Computer Science or a related field

You can commit to a full-time role (40 hours per week) for ten 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