Tech Evangelist INTERN

Job description

Developer Technical Evangelist Internship Opportunity @ Microsoft Ukraine

Start date: October 2015

Duration: 8 months (part-time, 20 hours per week)

Location: Kiev, Ukraine

Please apply via http://aka.ms/interntechnicalevangelistukraine>

Who are we?

It's a time of exciting change and new thinking at Microsoft. We're focused on improving the day-to-day lives of our customers, delivering meaningful impact through ground-breaking technology and providing a truly unified experience.

Through incredible services like Skype, OneDrive and Office powering a Mobile First, Cloud First world, we deliver a positive blend of work and play across different devices, locations and users. Across digital life, we're reinventing productivity.

In order to fuel this change, we need people prepared to challenge convention, question the status quo and collaborate with likeminded individuals that don't fear failure but see it as a necessary step toward making a mark on the world. We look for highly energetic people with initiative and drive. We want passionate, curious individuals who can think laterally and ask new questions.

The role

This isn't your average tea-making, hand-holding internship. We'll put you on real projects from the start, developing your natural talents and providing you with insights that will change the way you look at everything from smartphones to search engines and beyond.

You'll be working in DX (Developer Experience and Evangelism) Department. As Developer Technical Evangelist Intern you'll help us earn the hearts and minds of developers and technical students. You will use your technical skills, passion for technology and excellent communication skills to reach and excite developers (professional and students) at scale helping them to be successful on the Microsoft platform. Core competencies require deep technical knowledge in development for Microsoft platform and communication skills to deliver technical content in person and over digital media.

Projects/Responsibilities:

Create technical content for target audiences (for example, Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA), Channel9);

Deliver technical presentations on events for students and professional developers;

Communicate with developers over Social Networks (Facebook, twitter).

Our Technical intern program provides you with an opportunity to experience the technological industry first-hand. By applying your education to a real-life working environment, you will receive a solid foundation of experience as a Microsoft intern. Through project-based work across key business initiatives, as well as hands-on experience you will be exposed to many aspects of the business and draw upon your varied skill set and build a professional network.

Qualifications and requirements

2016 or 2017 graduate - Bachelor or Master Degree;

Pursuing degree in computer science/IT or related technical discipline (ie math, engineering) will be an advantage;

Previous experience in a IT/software development role will be a plus;

Passion for the technology and innovation;

Interest in working with technical/developer ecosystems;

Excellent communication, negotiations and cross-group collaboration skills;

Strong team player with ability to build strong relationships and work in a virtual team environment;

Good project management skills;

Self-motivation;

Passion for driving results and seeing projects through to completion;

Fluent Ukrainian/Russian and strong English;

Able to work part-time (approx. 20 hours per week) starting from October 2015;

Most important is the willingness to gain new skills and learn further.

Please apply via http://aka.ms/interntechnicalevangelistukraine>

Benefits of working at Microsoft

We value different life experiences and viewpoints. We seek out people from diverse backgrounds and encourage them to take risks and approach challenges unconventionally. We will invest in your health and financial future, and encourage you to pursue your interests and passions away from the office. Our products and technologies help you balance life away from the office and enable you to manage your schedule efficiently.

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted. All applications will be considered under the terms and conditions of confidentiality in accordance with the regulations of personal data protection.