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 weekly required in office. Office location is Round Rock, Texas.

JOB SUMMARY

The Software Engineer Intern uses web and mobile technologies and application development tools to create, test and implement in-house applications. This role works with internal partners to research problem requests, find and correct production problems, develop application features, and perform quality reviews of project deliverables and maintenance work in advance of being implemented into production.

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 the flexibility to work independently.
• Consult with the 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 customers' 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 the 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.

COMPETENCIES

• Action Oriented
• Business Insight
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Service
• Ensures Accountability

• Interpersonal Savvy
• Plans and Aligns
• Resourcefulness
• Self-Development
• Situational adaptability
• Tech Savvy

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 when working inside the office.
• 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 clients on the phone, virtually, or in person. 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 surrounding small cubicle environment.
• Office work environment is climate controlled with no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Participates in rotating on-call support for web and mobile business applications.