Web Developer Internship

Web Development Internship

WebFX is seeking an intern for our web development team! Our ideal candidate is either a current college student or a recent college grad, with a history of strong academics, and an interest in pursuing a career in web development. Classroom-level coding skills are expected, but no experience is required - as an intern, you're here to start building that experience!

Internship Logistics: What to Know

• This is an in-person internship, based at our riverside campus in Harrisburg, PA
• This internship is flexible with hours and days - we will work with our interns to determine a schedule that is a mutual fit
• Interns will enjoy their own work space and tech set-up at our office, along with the ability to wear jeans/casual dress to work each day

The Qualifications: Who You Are

Education

• A Bachelor's Degree: Either in Progress or Completed
• All Majors Welcome!

GPA: 3.4 or above

Suggested Experience and Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of at least one open-source CMS platform (for example, Wordpress, etc)
• Familiarity with both object-oriented and procedural programming methodologies
• Familiarity with PHP/MySQL
• Knowledge of IDEs, such as Eclipse
• Eagerness to learn and be trained!

Qualities and Traits

• You're passionate about web/software development - you even find yourself spending your free time tinkering and learning new technologies!
• You're professional, dependable, and self-motivated
• You take pride in your work and always strive for high-quality results
• You work with urgency and enjoy getting things done
• You're proactive when it comes to solving problems
• You're a lifelong learner, and are always looking to stretch and grow your skills
• You love thinking both creatively and analytically, and love using data to make decisions

The Internship Responsibilities: What You'll Learn to Do

Under the guidance of senior-level mentors, interns in this position can expect to:

• Work alongside our full-time web developers to assist them in various client projects and assignments
• Program, implement, test, and support a variety of web-based projects using the LAMP solution stack of software
• Perform debugging and problem-solving across a wide variety of open-source platforms (Wordpress, etc)
• Troubleshoot web browser issues
• Gain practice in explaining technical ideas and designs to peers and management

The Benefits: What You'll Get

Comprehensive Training and Hands-On Industry Experience

• World-class on-the-job training from our team of web developers and industry experts
• The chance to learn and practice cutting-edge web development tools and techniques in a real-world environment at a top-ranked agency

Career Development Support and Potential for Growth

• Hands-on coaching and individualized mentorship with managers to support learning and development
• Letters of recommendation are provided
• We are always open to considering interns for potential full-time roles after graduation as well!

Compensation

• $22/hour