Intern Software Developer (University)

(We have Acme Development offices in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA)  

Acme is a premium streaming TV destination that seeks to captivate and connect viewers with the stories they love.  We create amazing experiences that celebrate the best of entertainment and technology. We’re looking for great people who are passionate about redefining TV through innovation, unconventional thinking and embracing fun. It’s a mission that takes some serious smarts, intense curiosity and determination to be the best. Come be part of the team that’s powering play.

We're excited to offer internship and co-op positions year around which provide university students an opportunity to work on significant business-impacting projects. You will have direct interaction with all levels of the company, including members of our leadership team. Instead of making coffee or testing somebody else?s code, our interns design and code their own projects and present their work to our technology and business leaders. And, you?ll be having a blast biking around Santa Monica or Downtown Seattle, hanging at the ocean, and enjoying a whole slew of after-hour Acme shenanigans.  

Do you want to??

• Contribute to design of the architecture and the development of the products and services to redefine TV
• Design, develop, maintain, test, and deploy applications and services
• Invent novel solutions to challenging problems
• Move between languages and tech stacks with ease
• Build new services on new platforms
• Improve performance, scalability, and availability of our internal systems
• Diagnose and debug issues in a production environment
• Interact with massive data sets from our large user base and content library
• Work on one of the largest Rails sites in the world
• Collaborate with researchers, program managers, and product designers in an open, creative environment

Do you have??

• Experience building data-driven services and applications
• Proven knowledge of at least one high-level programming language and its framework (Ruby, Python, C#, Java, C/C++ etc.)
• Knowledge of Linux and open source technologies (highly desirable)
• A passion for coding and ability to communicate technically what you?ve worked on in the past and implementation details
• Strong software fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, design skills)?
• Independent, energetic, highly technical, and capable of driving for results under tight deadlines and ambiguity
• Experience building web-based applications is a plus
• Time working toward an BS/MS in Computer Science

If you're the kind of developer who obsesses over indentation (spaces or tabs), monitoring services, and jumps at the opportunity to take on new math challenges, then Acme may be the place for you! Send us your resume; we'd love to meet you.    

Here's what some of our recent Software Developer interns had to say about their experiences:  

'My co-op at Acme has been one of the best experiences of my life so far. As a dev, I was exposed to the entire software stack and had the freedom to experiment with a myriad of frameworks, API's, and languages.Additionally, Acme entrusted me with as much responsibility as the full time devs. As a result, I learned more about software and technology and developed more professional skills than from any class. All my co-workers were so friendly, chill, and just plain awesome, and my work was always challenging. Finally, everyone *must* live in LA/Santa Monica at least once in their lifetime; the stories from my time there still fuel conversations today'.  
      -Sohan, Software Developer Co-op, Advertising Operations & Reporting  

'I tackled nearly every language at Acme: Ruby, Flex, Flash, Python, C#. I had a great manager who was always available to help, and special thanks to Professor 'X' who mentored me on coding. My summer with Acme was an incredible time, better than I could have imagined!'  
       -Michael, Software Developer Intern, Advertising Platform Team  

'Brain spray awesome' doesn't just describe the Acme website, it's also extends to their internships. From the constantly stocked kitchen to the Six Flags trip to the paintball events, Acme took good care of its interns. I felt like part of the group, contributing to the company, not just a visiting intern. I got to design my own database. It was a great opportunity to get my hands dirty. I learned SQL, C#, Flex and ActionScript. And, I was impressed at how such a small team can build such a great operation'.  
      -Sweet, Software Developer Intern, Financial Reporting Team

Acme is an equal opportunity employer.