About OpenDNS: OpenDNS is an Internet security company that’s transforming the way IT departments secure their networks, and more importantly, their users. In 2012 OpenDNS launched Umbrella, a new line of cloud-delivered Internet security services that, for the first time ever, allow IT departments to extend security off the network and actually protect users wherever they roam. OpenDNS built Umbrella on top of our rock-solid foundation: the world’s most loved and trusted DNS service that’s used today used by 50 million people around the world.Working at OpenDNS means being surrounded by passionate, intelligent and creative people that are determined to disrupt the Internet security industry with endless innovation, world-class research and unrivaled products and services. It’s a place where the best ideas are quickly transformed into products, features, campaigns and company-wide practices, so it won’t be long before you witness the results of your hard work. But don’t just take our word for it. We’ve seen nearly 100% year-over-year usage growth, have been cash flow positive since 2007, and we carry the endorsement of leading VC firms Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners and thousands of happy customers.
About the Role: OpenDNS is looking for interns to join one of our project teams. As a member of the team you work with full-time developers to design, build, test, and deploy changes that impact a variety of systems including RESTful APIs, backbone.js apps, queue systems, all kinds of datastores, Docker containers, and more. You will join a small team where the impact of your efforts is felt on a daily basis. We ship code multiple times each day and you will have the opportunity to take dozens of features from design to deployment during your internship at OpenDNS.
Education & Experience:
- Enrolled in a Computer Science or Software Engineering program (at least 3rd year).
Desirable, not required:
- Prior internship experience working on a public facing product
- Contributions to an Open source project where we can see your work
- Previous use of Git/GitHub
- Experience with PHP and/or Python
- Experience with jQuery, Backbone.js, or AngularJS
- Experience with relational database systems like MySQL
- Familiarity building or calling RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with DNS
- An understanding of object-oriented programming
- An understanding of major computer science algorithms and ability to implement them where needed
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