Volunteer Software Engineer Intern

Organization Description

Atria is creating a community organizing platform for coalitions, alliances, and networks to collaborate effectively. The focus is on achieving collective goals efficiently by leveraging technology and connectivity. We are a civic organization ran and led by our wonderful volunteers.

Role Description

This is a volunteer role for a Volunteer Software Engineer at Atria Community in Vancouver, BC (remote friendly across Canada. The Software Engineer will be involved in back-end web development (Python/Django), front-end development (React.js), and programming tasks to support the community organizing platform for the VFJC (Vancouver Food Justice Coalition). We currently have a team of volunteer engineers (currently 10 devs strong) to help with frontend and backend development, and we are hiring more for continuity.

The ideal volunteer for this role is one that is either still in school for a
Computer Science/Computer Engineering bachelor's (2nd to 5th years in a Canadian university or college
such as but not limited to UBC, McGill, UofT, Western, SFU, BCIT, Langara, Douglas, etc) or have
recently graduated from a bootcamp (i.e. Lighthouse Labs, Brainstation, etc)
and looking to gain some relevant experience. There is
no previous work experience necessary
for this role, in fact, this role aims to help out current programming students and recent graduates faced with a tough tech job market gain some relevant experience.

To be extremely clear, this is a volunteer role and everyone in the organization including the engineering team lead and the founder are volunteering to be a part of this cause. There is
no monetary compensation
in this volunteer role.

At this point we will only consider candidates living in Canada (west coast to the east coast is OK!), we are
not
accepting volunteers from other countries thanks for understanding. We are looking for
2-3 developers
to join us at this time. There is an interview process (not technical in nature) to ensure we get volunteers with the right fit and expectations of this role.

What You'll Learn

Computer Science and Software Development skills

Experience in Front-End Web Development (React.js, JavaScript)

Experience in Back-End Development (Python, Django)

Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Problem-solving abilities

Understanding of software engineering principles

How to make an ERD

How to make a Technical Design Document

Collaborate with Notion and JIRA to ensure tasks are done

General Github skills

Active mentorship by team lead who is in tech industry

The time commitment to this role is
at least 2 hours a week
. This is set on purpose to allow flexibility for many of you that are still in school/looking for jobs such that you can contribute but not overburden on your schedule. Every 3-4 months the team will be asked if they wish to continue volunteering with Atria.