What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025 Part-time Internship - Software Development position at Freese and Nichols?
Freese and Nichols is excited to open part-time (20hrs/week) internships on our Business Technology team in Fort Worth, Texas for summer 2025! After making the Top 100 Internship Program list given by Yello and WayUp we hope to make summer 2025 even better and we need YOU to do it!
This internship will require you to be in office each day to help build connections with your group, fellow interns, and others. Relocation or housing stipends will NOT be provided for internships.
Responsibilities
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,200 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.
This internship will require you to be in office each day to help build connections with your group, fellow interns, and others. Relocation or housing stipends will NOT be provided for internships.
Responsibilities
- Software Development: Write or contribute to the codebase under the supervision of development team. Includes fixing minor bugs or adding features.
- Bug Testing and Reporting: Tasked with testing new software applications for bugs, errors, and other issues. Includes following testing scripts, documenting problems, and reporting findings to developers or project stakeholders.
- Participate in Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to learn best practices in coding and software design.
- Documentation: Assist in the creation and updating of technical documentation for software applications.
- Attend Team Meetings: Participation in team meetings to understand ongoing projects.
- Research and Analysis: Conducting research on new technologies, tools, or development practices that could benefit current projects.
- UI/UX Design: Gather user feedback, create wireframes, and prepare design documents for user interfaces.
- Support Development Operations (DevOps): Assisting with software release and deployment processes. Includes version control systems, configure software environments, or automate build and deployment pipelines.
- Current student pursuing a BS or MS in:
- Information Technology / Information Systems
- Computer Science / Information Science
- Software Engineering
- Other related disciplines.
- Graduation date of August 2025 or later
- Proficiency in at one or more programming languages such as .NET, JavaScript, or Python.
- Familiarity with coding principles and the ability to write clean, efficient code.
- Ability to address programming challenges and think logically.
- Exposure and understanding of modern development patterns.
- Familiarity or exposure to cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.
- Demonstrates interest in software development through self-directed learning, online community involvement, personal projects, or open-source contributions.
- Knowledge of data structures, databases, and SQL.
- Involvement in student technology organizations or clubs.
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,200 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.
