About the role
Reasonable Accommodations
Fearless complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please email hr@fearless.tech to submit a formal request to Human Resources.
Compensation
Our Compensation System is designed to reward remarkable work, grow your impact and support the whole “you” over the course of your career.
We believe in paying people fairly, so we've established a compensation model aimed to ensure everyone at Fearless — regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, nationality, or negotiation skills — is given equal pay for equal work.
Hourly Rate
- $18/Hr
Location
- This is a Hybrid Opportunity. Interns must be able and willing to attend the office twice a week. Our office is located in Baltimore, MD.
Employment Type
- Temporary
Role Description
Summary
Fearless’ internship program provides college students and recent graduates with real-world experience in and knowledge of the government tech industry. This 10-week program is a full-time, paid, hybrid internship that will give you not just technical skills, but a broad variety of professional skills, such as interviewing, creating resumes, and networking for job readiness.
The Software Engineer Intern will be a member of a highly organized agile team of Engineers, Testers, Designers, and subject matter experts (SMEs) on a project for a Government customer. The Software Engineer Intern will collaborate with other members of their team to understand development best practices in support of their project. You should apply for this if you’re curious about a career in software engineering / development.
Responsibilities and Contributions
- Works under the guidance of the team’s Scrum Master or Tech Lead to support project success.
- Engages with Software Engineers to understand, research, and share suggestions to improve the project’s tech stack.
- Observes and participates in customer meetings.
- Participates in agile ceremonies.
Essential Skills, Experience, or Competencies
Must-Have Skills
- Must have at least a 2.75 GPA.
- Has taken classes or majored in Mathematics, Computer Science, Programming or a related field.
- Front end development skills.
- Experience with React, Typescript, and NextJs.
- Strong communication skills.
- Passion for helping your community.
- Motivation to learn new skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others — we work in a team environment here!
Icing-on-the-Cake Skills
- Has taken classes in Web Application Development, Data Structures, and/or Algorithms.
- Experience with Express, AWS, Terraform, Next JS, and Cypress.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies.
So, what’s next?
Over the years, we’ve honed our interview process to help ensure that every team member we hire is the right fit for us and that we’re the right fit for them. If we think you’re a good fit, we’ll get in touch and start scheduling your interviews! Depending on the role's/project's requirements, the interview process may include some differences. At the minimum
- Introductory Interview: This is where you and your recruiter will build rapport, explore your career and educational background, discuss salary expectations, role requirements, and set expectations for the interview process, specific to the position of interest.
- Technical Interview (Skills Fit): This is where we get into the nitty gritty of the project. During the Technical Interview, you’ll be interviewed by the technical team to dig more into your background and technical capabilities.
- Business Interview: At this point, you’ve made it to the final frontier! The Business Interview is when you’ll meet with Fearless leadership to dot the i’s, cross the t’s, and determine whether or not we’ll be moving forward with the hiring process.
About Fearless Digital
Fearless Digital builds software with a soul. As a division inside Fearless, we're part of its digital services integrator model to unlock the power of organizations, people and tech. Our division designs, engineers, and delivers digital solutions to solve problems and drive impact. Using iterative development cycles,
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