Greater Fort Wayne Inc. Internship Opportunity
Internship Title Software Development Engineer - Intern
Employer: Extension Healthcare
Location: 1950 W. Cook Road, Fort Wayne IN 46818
Start Date: May 2015
Duration: Summer
Approximate hours per week: 40
Travel required: Yes No
Desired Class level: Undergraduate
Minimum GPA:__3.5__________
Contact Name: Neekol Gary
Department: Engineering
Job Title: Director, Human Resources
Internship Description:
The objectives and exercises (listed below in Learning Outcomes) are intended for an internship
where the focus is providing the internal with software engineering training they will not
receive in an academic setting.
Essential Functions:
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Implement and enhance quality software components for the Extension Healthcare products
identified for development
Increase the quality of software, improve the usability and reduce the time to deliver
Extension Healthcare software
Assist in the creation of a body of knowledge for Extension Healthcare software
development
Review work done by others to ensure it meets Extension Healthcare standards
Provide software expertise to assist in product development and planning
Learning Outcomes:
Objectives
1. Follow the troubleshooting/debugging process for a setting up an Extension development
environment. Processes and work instructions can be found in the Extension Wiki.
Successfully meeting this objective is required to complete all additional objectives.
a. Skills: Shell scripting, Java Application Server management, source control, build
environments, Ant
b. Exercises:
i. Verify that an Extension Engage adapter can be compiled, deployed and runs
on the developer’s workstation
c. Exercise successful after mentor/supervisor verifies a working development
environment
2. Create an example Extension adapter
a. Skills: Software design, software development, collaboration, following a release
process, source control
b. Exercises:
i. Successfully implement an enhance, including following the standard process
for
1. Documenting the design
2. Submitting the design for peer review
3. Accepting peer review feedback
4. Unit testing changes
5. Submitting changes for peer review
6. Accepting peer review feedback
7. Committing changes
8. Closing out ticket
ii. Exercise successful after all activities have been verified in JIRA by
mentor/supervisor
3. Follow the troubleshooting/debugging process for a deployed product. Processes and work
instructions can be found in the Extension Wiki.
a. Skills: Troubleshooting, debugging, software development, collaboration, following a
release process, source control
b. Exercises:
i. Successfully identify and correct a bug, including following the standard
process for
1. Documenting the issue
2. Correcting the issue
3. Unit testing changes
4. Submitting changes for peer review
5. Accepting peer review feedback
6. Committing changes
7. Closing out ticket
ii. Exercise successful after all activities have been verified in JIRA by
mentor/supervisor
4. Follow the process for implementing a enhancement request. Processes and work
instructions can be found in the Extension Wiki.
a. Skills: Software design, software development, collaboration, following a release
process, source control
b. Exercises:
i. Successfully implement an enhance, including following the standard process
for
1. Documenting the design
2. Submitting the design for peer review
3. Accepting peer review feedback
4. Unit testing changes
5. Submitting changes for peer review
6. Accepting peer review feedback
7. Committing changes
8. Closing out ticket
c. Exercise successful after all activities have been verified in JIRA by
mentor/supervisor
5. Repeat objectives 3 and 4 at least twice with specific assignments
6. Exercise successful after a measurable improvement in the review feedback and/or task
completion time by mentor/supervisor
Qualifications:
The following are essential responsibilities that the job holder must be able to perform
satisfactorily to do the job successfully. Note that these requirements are representative, but
not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform this job.
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Experience in Java development
Above average skills in software design and documenting software design
Ability to work in a team based development environment
General knowledge of databases and messaging protocols
Experience with some of the following: Java Message Service, OSGi, JavaScript, HTML,
CSS, Ruby, Postgres, HL7, TAP protocols, HIS, automated unit testing
Dress code: Casual
Additional Documents Required:
Resume, Disclosure of GPA, Pre-screen questions completed.