Junior Software Developer Intern

Wakefield, MA

About SDL

SDL is the intelligent language and content company.  We are the global leader and innovator in language and content management solutions and for over 25 years, SDL has helped companies communicate with confidence and deliver transformative business results by enabling powerful experiences that engage customers across multiple touchpoints, all strengthened by our human expertise and machine learning technology. 

We work with over 4,500 enterprise customers, including 90 of the world’s top 100 brands, to help them to create, translate and deliver content globally, with our unique combination of language services, language technologies and content technologies.

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About The Role:

SDL, the leader in global customer experience, is seeking a Software Engineer Intern in Wakefield, Mass.  You will work side-by-side with our development team for approximately 15-20 hours per week in the Wakefield office in an agile/scrum environment. You will be involved in the troubleshooting and resolution of defects in the software.  You will assist in working through a product backlog to deliver both new features and enhancements to existing software.  You will assist in supporting various processes and aspects of systems related to software engineering, such as source control, documentation, testing, build scripts, etc.
 
About our Team 
We work as a part of a global DevOps organization in the SDL Wakefield MA office. Our team includes product owners, developers, testers, UX specialists, and technical writers. We work in a collaborative environment and follow agile/lean software development processes. We develop three products related to content management. 

• SDL Contenta/Contenta S1000D – CSDB for S1000D and custom DTDs:  Managing creation, management and delivery of technical documentation.
• SDL LiveContent S1000D - IETM (Interactive Electronic Technical Manual): Interactive and dynamic technical publication viewing engine that interactively renders structured content in real time to end users
• SDL XPP - High-end Publishing Engine: Automates composition and pagination of XML data (and other data sources) and outputs PostScript, Adobe Acrobat PDF and ePub

 

Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Good fundamental knowledge of computer science, algorithms, data structures, etc…
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Organized & detailed oriented.
• Ability to creatively troubleshoot and solve programming problems.
• Working knowledge of Java and/or HTML5/Javascript.
• Knowledge of Oracle Database or MS SQL Database a plus.
• Experience with XML, XSLT, DTD, XSD a plus.
• Knowledge of GIT/Stash a plus.

 

What is Life at SDL?  

Life at SDL embodies everything that makes us who we are—how we engage with each other, how we create positive work environments for employees, how we lead others, how we work with our customers, how we make SDL the type of place we want it to be, and everything else that allows us to Be Our Best.   

The Rallying Cry  

Rallying cries encourage a united attitude and to act in support of Life at SDL and the culture we are shaping. Our rallying cry is to “Be our Best” and it is fuelled by our values: 

• Passionate: We love information, language, communication, and connecting humans across the world 
• Proactive: We tackle problems head on, adapt to the latest technologies and embrace new ways of doing business. 

• Authentic: We are confident in our abilities due to years of success, feel good about accomplishments and always      stay true to ourselves. 
• Collaborative: We are team players, engaging each other, hands on with the work and in it together with our partners and customers. 

We always aim to be our personal best in everything we do and our actions should always enable SDL to Be Its Best.  ​​

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