Software Engineer - Intern (InstUI)

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, enthusiastic people opportunities to create awesome things. And that's where you come in: We’re hiring Software Engineer Interns, who are passionate about technology and education, building new features into our existing products, such as the Canvas Learning Management System. 

Product and Engineering aren't separated by arbitrary ownership boundaries. We all collaborate together, even when we're only connected via Slack and Zoom (this is a remote positions, but we might ask you sometimes to come to the office for meetings) We highly value innovation, so much so that we have quarterly Hackweeks: a week each quarter to work on relevant pet projects and features.  

Please note, that we can only consider candidates with an active student status at a Hungarian higher education school that is valid at least for 1 more year. The contract is via a school cooperatives company.

• We are Full-stack/Frontend Engineers with experience in building single-page web apps with modern web technology.
• Our team develops and maintains Instructure-ui, an open source UI library and design system used by millions.
• We are a team with a deep commitment to quality and to using the right tech for each problem we solve.
• We have a devops mindset, supporting our code and its CI pipeline.
• We use TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Git, Netlify, React, npm.

• You should be an active student for at least 6 months and available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week
• Interest in Frontend Development. Experience is a plus.
• Practical knowledge of at least one modern programming language, JavaScript or Typescript preferred 
• Interest in solving complex problems that require in-depth analysis.
• Capable Communicator.
• Passionate about learning new stuff and Software Engineering as a career.
• Ability and desire to work in an inclusive and team-oriented environment, but can be self-directed as needs dictate.
• Is excited about testing code and learning new testing methodologies to ensure that the customer can use a best-in-class product.
• Comfortable communicating over text and video conferences.

• Practical knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript
• Knowledge of a modern frontend framework (React, Angular, Vue,..).
• Experience or projects outside of class.

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger. 

All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.