inQbation Labs (Herndon, VA), a startup accelerator and incubator of dot com businesses, is offering a 6-week paid summer internship program for 5-10 students interested in developing their skills in agile web development and digital marketing.
2.
The Opportunity
inQba'on
Labs,
a
startup
accelerator
and
incubator
of
dot
com
businesses,
is
offering
a
6-‐week
paid
summer
internship
program
for
5-‐10
students
interested
in
developing
their
skills
in
agile
web
development
and
coding.
3.
Benefits
• $3,000
s'pend
for
Seniors
w/Python,
SQL,
JavaScript
• $1,500
s'pend
for
Juniors
w/HTML,
CSS,
PHP
• 6-‐week
real
world,
hands-‐on,
work
experience
• Meet
new
people,
develop
rela'onships
• Enhance
resume
• Bolster
college
applica'on
• WriQen
references
on
Linkedin
profile
4.
Skills to Develop
• Lean
Startup
• Agile
web
development
(sprints,
scrum,
MVP)
• Front-‐end
design,
user
experience,
usability
• Requirements
analysis,
backlog
development
• Front-‐end,
Back-‐end
web
development
• Rapid
prototyping,
wire
framing,
storyboarding
5.
Logis>cs
• Loca'on:
427
Carlisle
Drive,
Herndon,
VA
• 6
week
program
(27
June
2016
–
05
August
2016)
• 6
weekly
payments
of
$250-‐$500
depending
on
experience
• Core
office
hours
Monday-‐Friday
10am-‐2pm
• Welcome
to
work
earlier
and/or
later
• Complimentary
snacks
and
refreshments
• Bring
your
own
laptop
6.
Internship Goals
• Learn
about
Agile
development,
scrum,
sprints
• Define
minimum
viable
product
(MVP)
• Define
user
stories,
product
backlog
• Form
into
scrum
teams
• Rapidly
prototype
proof
of
concept
• Launch
app
by
end
of
internship
7.
Preferred Skills
• Basic
understanding
of
front-‐end
HTML/CSS
• Basic
understanding
of
back-‐end
PHP/Python
• Basic
understanding
of
Photoshop
• Ability
to
work
as
a
member
of
a
team
• Ability
to
independently
solve
problems
• Ability
to
self-‐start
and
self-‐organize
8.
Timeline
• 12
Feb
–
Applica'ons
process
begins
• 01
Apr
–
Applica'on
process
ends
• 15
Apr
–
Finalists
selected,
invited
for
interviews
• 29
Apr
–
Teams
are
announced
• 27
Jun
–
Internship
begins
• 05
Aug
–
Internship
ends
9.
Support Team
inQba'on
Labs
will
provide
agile
coaching,
basic
training
in
agile
development,
as-‐needed
assistance
and
coaching
with
all
aspects
of
the
agile
web
development
process.
We
will
facilitate
backlog
development,
daily
scrums,
weekly
sprint
planning
and
retrospec'ves,
and
coaching.
10.
Applica>on & Selec>on
1. Interested
applicants
will
need
to
complete
online
applica'on
form
and
then
e-‐mail
resume.
2. All
selected
candidates
will
be
contacted
by
April
15,
2016
for
an
in-‐person
interview.
3. Interviews
are
conducted
and
no'fica'ons
are
sent
to
all
applicants
selected
for
internship.