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Position Purpose:

Returnship Apprentice – Software Engineering

Are you ready to relaunch your tech career? Our Returnship Program is a 24-week, guided training and immersion experience designed for former experienced (mid to senior-level) software engineers returning to the workforce after a career break of 2–5 years.

The program begins with a 12-week skills refresh boot camp, featuring a personalized learning plan to help you rebuild confidence and sharpen your technical skills. This is followed by a 12-week team placement for hands-on job shadowing and real-world experience.

Join a supportive environment where your past experience is valued, and your future potential is reignited.

Key Responsibilities:

• 20% Solution Development
• Use critical thinking to approach problems and create software application solutions
• Collaborate with OrangeMethod students and teachers on software curriculum projects
• 20% Software Development
• Work both independently and collaboratively via pairing to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions
• Document, review, and ensure that all quality and change control standards are met
• 60% Learning
• Participate in learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
• Work under the direction and guidance of the OrangeMethod instructors to build well-rounded skillsets in server-side and client-side software engineering
• Proactively view articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
• Review and discuss code to understand best practices and design patterns
• Increase business acumen by learning about other parts of the business

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This role reports to a Software Engineer Manager or Sr Manager.
• This position has no direct reports.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Ability to commit to a 26-week full-time course (Monday to Friday during business hours).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Absent from the workforce for 2-5 years
• Prior experience acting as a Software Engineer II level or higher
• Ability to learn and adapt to new environments

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Strong interest in solving technical problems using computers
• Interest in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development team
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
• Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels

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