Frontend Software Engineering Internship

Are you an aspiring Frontend Software Engineer who loves to create beautiful software design in an engaging environment? We are looking for an intern with strong software engineering chops and solid UI/UX design skills to join our front-end development team.

You will design and develop innovative user interfaces and information visualizations for a growing web application to help our end users make sense of their challenging problems. This position is unique among front-end development positions in that you will be responsible for building and maintaining a front-end codebase that is used across many products at the company. This requires a keen focus on keeping the interface intuitive while still enabling all of the powerful data analysis tools necessary to slice and dice a problem.

You will work with our superlative team that includes Systems Engineers, Mathematicians, Computer Scientists, UI/UX Designers, and Developers. Solving fun and challenging problems is in our DNA - at CCRi, we only take on interesting projects.

· Are interested in designing and building superb user interfaces

· Have experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

· Have interest in developing and iterating on mockups, translating these to style and code

· Have excellent problem-solving skills

· Have a strong visual design sense and appreciation for developing a stellar user experience

· Enjoy researching and testing the latest and greatest technologies

· Have the ability to multitask, prioritize, and respond quickly in a fast-paced environment

· Learn quickly and want to share knowledge

· Enjoy working in an exciting, dynamic environment with a great team of intelligent co-workers

· US citizenship required

Bonus points if you also:

· Use Angular, or have experience with other JS frameworks

· Have experience writing in TypeScript

· Have experience with css pre-processors (Stylus, LESS, SASS, etc)

· Use data visualization tools/toolkits such as d3 or similar libraries

· Have experience developing map based applications using OpenLayers, Leaflet, Google Maps, etc.

The Company:

CCRi is a small engineering firm located in Charlottesville, Virginia. We develop and deploy novel machine-learning approaches to real problems at massive scale. Since 1992, we’ve been stopping bombs, predicting piracy, and guiding disaster relief.

The Benefits:

CCRi is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know that our differences benefit our employees, our customers, and our community. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.