Software Development Intern

After being featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine’s 2016 “Best Workplaces” issue, Arkadium followed up in 2017 by making the “best places to work” lists of Inc., Ad Age, Crain’s and Digiday. Since 2001, we’ve been creating engaging, revenue-generating content used by hundreds of global publishers including USA Today, tronc, Comcast, Microsoft, and CNN. Our newest product, InHabit, innovates the newsroom by delivering relevant interactive visualizations to any article instantly — enhancing editorial and boosting user-interaction, all while delivering a premium ad experience to focused and active users.

Overview

Working from our beautiful, bright headquarters in New York’s Flatiron, your focus will be on developing tools, solving programming problems, and helping to build fun, compelling interactive content to live on the company’s new flagship engagement platform. Our ideal candidate will bring bold ideas, a proven ability to execute, a deep interest in learning new technologies, positive energy, and fierce drive.

Responsibilities:

Developing new internal tools that help solve a wide variety of problems
Helping create new interactive content that range from fun games to editorial web apps with support from experienced developers
Helping develop front ends in HTML5 and other web tech that’s highly responsive and visually exciting
Working with the team in ideation and brainstorming for new market-defining interactive content
Integrating with recommendation engines, analytics products, and big data solutions
Working in an Agile environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team that values speed and autonomy
Effectively utilizing and understanding shared technical modules and templates

Requirements:

Currently studying or have received a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
Experience with Javascript, C#, and/or Python
Experience with REST API development and MEAN stack
Experience developing front-end UI solutions using React/Inferno, SASS/LESS, or similar
You MUST include a link to your Github or online portfolio with previous web/game/interactive projects that you’ve worked on. Candidates without portfolios or links to their projects will NOT be considered.

This internship will run from June 2018 through August 2018. Please include your work availability when applying.

Benefits:

A unique culture of teamwork and fun
A beautiful Flatiron studio located in the heart of NYC’s Silicon Alley, just steps from Madison Square Park
Summer Fridays: our office closes at 3pm every Friday between Memorial Day & Labor Day

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