By Scarlet Data Studio
February 9, 2022
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Scarlet Data Studio is a paid opportunity for underrepresented Illinois Tech students to work on a six-week software engineering internship with professional alumni mentors.
Last summer we hosted ten students, you can read more about their projects here. This summer will be our third cohort.
The program is designed for students with little or no experience outside of coursework. Any student who feels comfortable coding in Python is eligible.
We want to help you succeed in your job or internship search! That is why Scarlet Data Studio has a special model: we do not select interns until the end of the semester. Instead, we provide resources to help you find a role that fits your interests.
If your search is successful, you can get an offer from another organization even before the semester ends! And if despite all your efforts you are not able to get another internship, you will still have a chance to join Scarlet Data Studio.
If you are not accepted, you will be placed on the waitlist. Acceptances cannot be transferred. If you decide not to participate in Scarlet Data Studio (hopefully because you found another opportunity!), please let us know so we can open the spot up to someone on the waitlist. We will finalize all spots by May 27th.
Scarlet Data Studio helps underrepresented Illinois Tech students advance in their software engineering careers by:
The program is for current Illinois Tech students, in any major. Experience outside of coursework is not required, as we will meet students where they are.
You will be well-prepared for this program if you:
If you have any of these optional additional skills that will help us pick a project for you:
All the mentors are Illinois Tech alumni who work professionally in software engineering. We will introduce you to the project, pair program with you, answer your questions, and support you in your career development. We are excited to work with you and help you get to the next level!
Each intern be paid $1,800, for a rate of $30 per hour for 60 hours total.
Our team will be building a digital product that is yet to be announced. Each mentor will serve as the tech lead for a part of the codebase and each intern will take ownership of an important feature.
Each intern will complete three projects during the internship, the first two are assigned to you:
The internship will run from Monday, June 27th to Friday, August 5th.
Interns work ten hours per week on a flexible schedule. We match mentors with interns who have similar availability to make it easier to schedule 1:1 meetings.
Here are the general milestones for interns:
Thanks for reading.