Web Development Intern at Stride, Inc.

Stride, Inc. is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs. Stride, Inc. is an education management organization that provides online education designed as an education management organization (EMO) that provides online education designed as an alternative to traditional “brick and mortar” education for public school students from kindergarten to. . .

About The Role

Stride is seeking a Summer Web Development Intern to work with others to help deliver leading edge software solutions that drive the K-12 education industry. The Stride engineering team will support and mentor you, but you will be expected to work independently and contribute original ideas to accomplish team goals. We use Agile/Scrum as both a methodology and a mindset. Prior Agile experience is beneficial but not mandatory.

Tasks & Obligations

Collaborate with teammates as well as other parts of the organization to complete assigned tasks;
Design, develop, test, and document software to accomplish assigned goals;
Participate in team stand-ups and ceremonies;
Prepare documentation as needed to communicate and advocate ideas and report findings;
Deliver final presentation to team and possibly other interested parties at the end of the internship;
Demonstrates an understanding of business, needs and business goals;
Create and prepare various content, presentations and materials as needed
Execute tasks by utilizing various technologies and platforms specific to the business;
Provides additional support to the team as needed.

Salary Range

The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education and work location. In addition, some roles may be eligible for additional on target commission pay or bonus. The compensation package includes health and welfare benefits including paid leave.

Why You’ll Do For Us

Own institutional grant reporting at WBA, briefing and orchestrating the input of relevant colleagues including funder relationship leads, subject matter experts, finance and other colleagues as required.
Develop a temporal view of impact, e.g. from monthly to quarterly to annually, to bring a coherence and consistency to what we are measuring and to develop impact pathway (ref. Theory of Change) specific narrative arcs.
Use impact data from the Results Management Framework to draft institutional funder grant reports as per grant reporting schedules set out in grant agreements. Develop storylines which demonstrate impact on funder interests and objectives.
Surface what has not gone to plan and contextualize learnings over the course of grant reporting cycles
Provide staff with insights and impact data from the Results Management Framework at different points in the fundraising cycle, as requested.
Support non institutional grant owners on their grant reporting tasks with insight and data from the Results Management Framework as requested.
Impact data management and visualization
Manage and develop the Results Management Framework (RMF) to measure progress against the WBA Theory of Change; Identify what we want to measure and how we will measure it
Support the Impact Researchers with the development of internal systems (e.g. Airtable) to capture information and training materials and workshops around impact data
Support the Impact Researchers with the visualization of impact data to develop insights and embed visualizations into grant reports as needed

Required Qualifications

Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a college or university program in computer science, web development, or a related field.
Experience programming in PHP/WordPress
Strong self-motivation and ability to work independently
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Detail-oriented with good organizational skills
Excited about creating well-designed products for education
Passion for learning new skills and technologies
Demonstrated record of turning ideas into working software
Ability to decompose complex problems and solve them iteratively
Willingness and ability to listen effectively, respect others’ perspectives and contributions, and offer and accept constructive feedback
Proficient in Office 365 and willingness to learn online tools & utilities (e.g. Jira, SharePoint, Confluence, etc.)
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.)
Web proficiency, including basic understanding of HTTP request/response cycle
Ability to clear required background check

Desired Qualifications

Experience in both front and back-end development for WordPress
Experience with front-end web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX
Experience with server-side programming languages specifically PHP, and interfacing with multiple backend APIs and Microservices
Well versed with data caching and MySQL as it relates to WordPress
Understanding of web design principles and user experience best practices
Experience with website analytics and monitoring tools
Familiarity with CSS preprocessors such as SASS and LESS
Knowledge of front-end development tools such as Webpack, Parcel, Babel, Gulp, and Grunt
Understanding of responsive web design, accessibility, and SEO best practices
Experience with Git version control system

Bonus information

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation Package

You will receive market-based employment benefits (the equivalent of the all-in annual compensation range of €47,589 – €50,000 gross for an employee based in the Netherlands

Method of Application

Prospective and qualified applicants should endeavor to click on APPLY to complete the required application form.