Internship - Software Engineering

Hybrid: From home and our office at Amsterdam Central Station

Total salary: Eur 750 (before taxes)

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week
IMPORTANT: Candidates must be enrolled at a university in the Netherlands 

We are looking for a Software Engineering intern to strengthen our Software Engineering team. This intern will be supporting our engineers in solving real problems while learning on the job. Therefore, the internship is suitable for someone that would like to earn hands-on experience or a combination of learning on the job while working on their thesis research. At the RIPE NCC, we operate in the engine room of the Internet, as we operate core infrastructure related to Internet number resources and the DNS.

Here at the RIPE NCC, we are proud of our diverse international working culture and the support we provide to our interns to develop their knowledge in the field through quality hands-on work with our teams. You will be part of a vibrant, diverse and changing organisation in the heart of Amsterdam. 

You will closely work with our experienced engineers and, at the same time, we will give you the opportunity to gain experience in many different aspects of software engineering, such as working with Scrum. We already have a project in mind for you: to help improve the RIPE Database backend, which contains internet resource data, contact details, reverse domains and network routes for the RIPE service region.

You can combine this internship with a graduation assignment.

👀 What We're Looking For:

• You are currently enrolled as student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Software Development or equivalent (other national educational institutions are also valid)

• You have some programming experience in Java and SQL

• You are comfortable with UNIX-like OSs 

• You have good communication skills and fluency in English

• You have good work ethics and a ‘get things done’ attitude

• You will bring fun and fresh perspectives to the team and add value with your collaborative approach to teamwork

📢What You Can Expect From Us:

• A modern, flexible and informal work environment with an emphasis on a healthy work/life balance

• A diverse and international working environment

• Insight into the functioning of the Internet

• An internship allowance of 750 EUR per month on a full-time basis 

• A time period of 6 months

• A hybrid working model, so you can arrange your weekly office and 'working from home' days in a way that works for you 

• The possibility to support the team in solving real problems that will have a positive impact on the global Internet 

• A dedicated mentor to support your development

• Healthy, varied lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and nice breakfasts on Mondays and Thursdays

👥 The Software Engineering Department

We are a vibrant team of talented, diverse and multicultural engineers who love our craft and are eager to learn from each other and evolve our skills through collaboration. We highly value the use of best practices, such as clean coding, code reviews, automated tests, continuous integration (CI) and few-click deployments. As in a proper Agile environment, we work as a team, and we rely on good communication. 

🛜 About the RIPE NCC

The RIPE NCC is a not-for-profit membership organisation founded on the belief that the Internet should be governed openly, transparently and together with the wider Internet community. We are one of the oldest Internet organisations in Europe and are proud of our legacy.

Our strength is our staff. We bring together more than 180 people from over 44 countries in our modern, vibrant office in the east wing of Amsterdam Central Station. Currently, we have a hybrid way of working and allow our staff to work from their homes and the office. Our official working language is English, but our colleagues speak more than 30 languages.

Our backgrounds are diverse, but our goal is the same: we work for the good of the Internet. Will you join us?

📋How To Apply

If you are interested, please click on the Apply Button and fill in the application form. 

Please note that due to the nature of our activities, we will require successful candidates to follow a pre-employment screening (conducted by our partner DISA).