Become job-ready and boost your CV with the experience of working on real project with real challenges at the global IT company. The project is open-source, so while upgrading yourself and growing competitive, you’ll contribute to the improving of life of the entire city or community.

PROJECT LAB ADVANTAGES

1-3 months of work experience to list on your CV

a real project with the real challenges

job-ready skills, both technical and soft ones

mentors’ advice and Tech Leads’ guidance to develop faster

project is ongoing, so you can work on it as long as you wish

hardworking interns get hired by SoftServe

IT’S A MATCH FOR YOU IF

You have a good knowledge of Java and a clear understanding of OOP principles
You are familiar with SCRUM, Git
You are familiar with Java stack technology (Spring/Hibernate)
You have knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Your English language level is Intermediate+
You have a permission to work in Bulgaria

PROJECT LAB INFORMATION 

ANDROID PROJECT LAB TECHNOLOGIES

Area

Topics

Java/Kotlin Framework

Java, Kotlin basics
XML Layouts/Jetpack Compose
Navigation
Data persistence
RxJava 2
Dagger 2/Hilt
Apollo GraphQL
Android Frameworks

IDE/Build Tools

Android Studio
Android SDK
Gradle

Patterns

Model View View-Model
Android Design Patterns

Code quality

Static Code Analysis
Sonarqube, Jacoco
Testing: Junit, Powermock, Mockito
Espresso, Android UI tests

SDLC

Scrum/Kanban

Source Control System

GitHub

PROJECT LAB TECHNOLOGIES

Area

Topics

Java Framework

Spring Boot
Spring Data JPA
Spring MVC (REST)
Spring Security

Front-end

Angular 8 and React

Database

PostgreSQL
Liquibase

Code quality

Checkstyle
Sonar Testing: Junit, PowerMock, Mockito

SDLC

Scrum/Kanban

Source Control System

GitHub

FINISHING THIS INTERNSHIP, YOU WILL:

acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in developing Java web applications (Java Project Lab on web projects)
acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in developing Java/Kotlin android applications (Android project Lab)
enhance teamwork skills of working closely with the QC, DevOps, DB engineers as one big team
get used to work under Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

HOW TO APPLY FOR A PROJECT LAB?

All you have to do is to register, pass the technical, English tests and the interview.
You can skip technical test and:
1) Share your Java project via GitHub repository - Apply with your project
2) Review the code of project, where you want to pass an internship and send Pull Request on GitHub with new functionality or bug fixing.
If you don’t have enough theoretical knowledge, you can first apply for Java Online Marathon.

FAQs

Are there any recommended materials to prepare for the course?

To brush up your skills and understanding, you might check on Resource library та English materials .
You can check your knowledge by passing the test once a month here

How to prepare for an interview?

The interview is definitely among the most crucial milestones on your journey to IT Academy. Here are a few life hacks on how to prepare for it and what are the deciding points for the recruiters and tech interviewers.