Co-op in software development / Software testing

Are you a college student looking for a fall or spring co-op in the software industry? Fog Creek Software is the place for you! Founded by software guru Joel Spolsky of Joel on Software fame, Fog Creek Software is a small and friendly startup in New York City that's growing fast.

Our new co-op program is perfect for students looking to spend fall or spring term in New York City, working at a cool software company. It's a fantastically stimulating environment, and a lot more fun than the average dreary co-op in a suburb somewhere.

What do co-ops do?

We've always given our interns and co-ops a big project working on real, shipping software. For example, in 2005, all four of our interns teamed up to build a completely new product from the ground up. By the end of the summer, they had launched Fog Creek Copilot to paying customers.

Here are some other typical projects:

• A dynamic, check-as-you-type spell checker—entirely using AJAX
• Highly optimized Monte Carlo simulations for project scheduling
• An ASP to PHP compiler
• Bayesian Filtering code to filter spam and sort FogBugz email messages into areas automatically
• Adding SSL security to VNC
• A powerful Flash-based chart engine

Our new co-op program is designed specifically for students who want to take a whole semester to learn about the software industry. Positions are available in software development (writing code) and in software testing. When you apply, let us know which you prefer.

At Fog Creek Software, we'll give you a lot to do, and we'll expect you to deliver something great.

“I simply could not have asked for a better experience than my internship at Fog Creek Software! Fog Creek gave us the perfect balance between freedom and guidance, offered exciting and substantial projects, and provided a wonderful work environment that emphasized creativity and critical thinking while ensuring that we enjoyed every day in New York—both in and outside of the office.”

Erik Goldman, Stanford, Summer 2006

“Fog Creek is the best place to spend a summer! I learned more about software engineering here than I could in any school program—not for a lack of quality in schools, but because of the opportunities I've had here. Also, we’ve been taken to so many awesome events in NYC. You just can’t get this kind of experience anywhere else.”

Jacob Krall, Rose-Hulman, Summer 2006

As a Fog Creek Co-op you will be given a real project to work on that will ship as a part of one of our products. You will receive mentoring from the team at Fog Creek, and learn about the software development industry from the experts. We're a small company, so you'll see everything that goes into software—not just code, but testing, marketing, sales, documentation, customer support, and user interface design—stuff you would never learn at a bigger company.

“I knew at Fog Creek I would work with a really smart group of people, but what was completely unexpected was how fun a place this is to work. Sure, we get to go to great Broadway plays, have legitimately delicious free food for lunch, and go on impromptu afternoon trips to movies and bowling. But more importantly, it is the fun and social people that work here that make Fog Creek such a great place. It’s the weekly paper airplane lofting contests every Friday at 5pm, cramming 18 people into Tyler’s office to watch England-Portugal get settled on penalty kicks, lunches where people finish eating after 20 minutes but stick around talking for an hour.”

Noah Weiss, Stanford, Summer 2006

Requirements

• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Currently enrolled in a 4 year academic institution. Preference will be given to students in their last two years.
• Top grades or a track record of success
• Permanent legal right to work in the United States. Co-op students from Canada with Canadian citizenship and eligible for a J-1 educational visa are welcome.
• Significant coursework in Computer Science (major not required)
• For the co-op in software development, top notch computer programming skills. During the interview we'll give you some coding problems and you will blow us away with your brilliant solutions.

Benefits

• $750 weekly stipend
• Free housing in a local college dorm (you'll have a private furnished room in Manhattan or downtown Brooklyn). If you want to arrange your own housing, you'll receive an additional $200/week subsidy.
• Reimbursed gym membership (up to $70/month)
• Free MetroCard (gets you on any bus or subway in New York)
• Free soft drinks
• Free lunches
• Free airfare to New York
• All immigration/visa fees paid
• Paid vacation days and holidays

More details

• The position is in our office in New York City. No telecommuting.

To apply, please email us at jobs@fogcreek.com, attaching a current resume in HTML, Word, Plain Text or PDF format. In the body of the email, explain why you would be a good fit for this job. If you have a website, send us the URL.

Fog Creek Software, Inc. does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.