Grey-box Looking for Software Developer Intern at Montréal, QC Full Time

As part of the Digital Skills for Youth Program coordinated by Communautique, Grey-box’s team is looking for a Software Developer Intern.

Salary : 23.59 $ / h

Status: Internship (794h)

Schedule: 35h/week, flexible hours

Expected entry date: April 2022

Expected end date: September 2022 (6 months)

The team

Grey-box is a social innovation startup. Its main product, Uni, provides wireless access to digital resources (such as Wikipedia, Khan Academy, several MOOC-type online courses, medical databases) in areas where access to the internet or to electricity is unreliable.

While 50% of the world’s population is not connected – and the COVID-19 situation is exacerbating these inequalities – our team is working on an accessible product (portable, energy efficient, climate resistant and, above all, less than 100 $ the unit) which allows anyone to connect to these essential resources for their development and autonomy.

Grey-box is a nonprofit structured under the principle of mobile-first and remote-first. Diversity is not only encouraged, it is an integral part of the strength of the team and its projects. As a growing startup, individuals are able to have a significant impact on the project, the team and our clients.

The Job

Our team is looking for an intern to develop an application that can deploy a mobile server in an Android environment and allow users to connect to it through a local wifi hotspot. This position requires sufficient knowledge, experience and a passion for Android platform development, as well as a desire to overcome technical challenges.

The internship involves certain tasks such as:

• Maintaining a captive portal in order to redirect users to the home page

• Develop a list of devices compatible with the application (CPU, wifi driver)

• Check if the device is unlocked (rooted) and check the status of wifi and server.

• Set up tools to monitor offline usage (analytics of pages visited, number of concurrent users) and performance (power consumption)

• Maintaining code and document incremental progress

Skills, qualifications and experience

To be successful in this role we expect candidates to have

• Hands-on experience and skills in JavaScript, HTML and CSS

• Familiarity with the integration and continuous deployment processes

• Understanding the value of documenting your work (for the next user)

• To work with PHP and Java or less common projects such as Tiny File Manager.

• Experience with Git / other version control.

Bonus points if

• You have experience working with Java, Linux and Android(networking)

• You have a working knowledge with jQuery

• You are familiar with sending requests using fetch/https requests & Ajax (Asynchronous Programming)

Professional attributes

• Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing (with clients and colleagues)

• Proactive and honest (#nobullshit)

• Fond of self-learning, i.e. you are not afraid to use Stack Overflow

Additional eligibility requirements

• You must be either a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or a protected person defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This is a requirement from our funding program. International students are not eligible.

• You must be between the ages of 19 and 30 years at the start of the internship

• You must be a post-secondary graduate (not a requirement for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut residents)

• You must not be a previous DS4Y participant.

What we offer

We offer a flexible work schedule. The team uses G Suite to synchronize our schedules, our documentation and our virtual meetings. Do you have a virtual headset? We can even do that in 3D! This mindset leads to a truly enjoyable lifestyle where it is easy to balance work and personal activities or family imperatives. So it takes a lot of autonomy and discipline to work with us, in addition to the desire to excel in everything we do.

Grey-box is partnering with Communautique to offer regular support related to digital skills to its interns. Supplementary training can be provided based on the intern’s needs during his/her journey with us.

Apply by sending your CV on Indeed:

Apply by sending your CV on our indeed page

More info and readings

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Salary: $21-24.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Work from home

Schedule:

Day shift

Monday to Friday

Flexible schedule

Language:

English (required)

Licence/Certification:

Canadian work permit (required)

Work remotely:

Yes

COVID-19 precaution(s):

Remote interview process

Virtual meetings

Job Types: Full-time, Internship / Co-op
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: $23.59 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule
• Work from home

Schedule:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee? (required)

Expected start date: 2022-04-29