UW Internships 2014-15
Location: US, WA, Seattle
Employment type: Temporary
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Computer Software
Function: Engineering
Company profile: #URL_e08bd09c0b78a30f1de0802b96ff2d19dc5d486af0a28f3e36fed9fdf5cc9ba3# helps digital media publishers run their business better through the automation of selling, booking, and reporting of digital ad campaigns. Our thesis is that if we make it easier for digital publishers to sell premium ad campaigns then as a result,(1) Publishers create less ad inventory flooding the interwebz, (2) Advertisers will be happier because they’ll get more engaging ads,(3) End Users will be happier because they’ll see less ads while consuming services.(4) Media Employees will be happier because they don’t have to spend their nights and weekends doing mundane manual workOur goal is to preserve the quality of services on the web by making digital content creators more profitable.#URL_e08bd09c0b78a30f1de0802b96ff2d19dc5d486af0a28f3e36fed9fdf5cc9ba3# has been featured in Forbes, Geekwire, and the San Francisco Business Times and we're backed by prominent investors from Seattle, Silicon Valley, NYC, and the Alchemist Accelerator. 
Description: DESCRIPTIONWho?#URL_e08bd09c0b78a30f1de0802b96ff2d19dc5d486af0a28f3e36fed9fdf5cc9ba3# helps digital media publishers run their business better through the automation of selling, booking, and reporting of digital ad campaigns. Our thesis is that if we make it easier for digital publishers to sell premium ad campaigns then as a result,(1) publishers create less ad inventory flooding the interwebz, (2) advertisers will be happier because they’ll get more engaging ads,(3) end users will be happier because they’ll see less ads while consuming services.(4) publisher employees will be happier because they don’t have to spend their nights and weekends doing mundane manual workWe’re still early-stage but we have engineering talent, a working beta product, paying customers, and a great pipeline of future customers. What Else?We have raised a fresh funding round with many prominent Seattle, Silicon Valley, and NYC investors.We graduated from Venture Beat’s  2013 Accelerator of the Year – #URL_f5ac71ba5930aff5a54fdb2148274f7476497c719bbe0d7a05b822c6f67c05a8#We’ve already had some good press coverage in Forbes, Venture Beat, San Francisco Business Times, and GeekWire.We have recurring revenue $$$ from a big social networking service and a $1B+ media company are paying customers in our beta.
Requirements: For CS Interns,More likely than not, your role will include:- QA Testing and Validation- Debugging- Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading- Light Feature Development- Technology ResearchOur ideal candidate would have some exposure to:- Ruby on Rails- At least one other OO language - Javascript- AngularJS- PostrgreSQL, MySQL, and/or NoSQL- Heroku/AWS- RESTful APIs- Courses in Computer Science and Mathematics with a good GPAFor HCI interns,- Understanding of visual design capabilities, including composition, layout information hierarchy, typography and color. - Must be fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks.- Ideally, abilities in HTML, JavaScript/CoffeeScript, CSS/Slim/Sass (Hand-coding is a plus!)- A portfolio demonstrating breadth, visual creativity and proven experience in telling stories, building visual systems, generating iterative based designs, and delivering comprehensive specifications. 
Benefits: At #URL_e08bd09c0b78a30f1de0802b96ff2d19dc5d486af0a28f3e36fed9fdf5cc9ba3#, we're looking for specific interns - those who are looking to get exposure to the startup world.We'll give you a front-row seat and offer real-world contribution to building a well-funded, market-validated enterprise product startup from the ground up. You'll have the opportunity to not only gain real-world experience through your own contributions but you'll have access to learn how the mechanics of a startup work.All of our interns are paid and fed.
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