Open Source Software Internships, The Open Planning Project

I am writing to let you know about software internships at The Open 

Planning Project (TOPP). We are a non-profit technology incubator based 

in New York City, and we are interested in connecting with students who 

believe in the positive potential of open source. We're a pretty unique 

place.

We build open source software and use it as a lever for social change. 

We're a small (45 person), growing organization, and we think of this 

internship as a test run for full time employment and as a way to seed 

projects with great potential. A summer with us means you will steer 

your own project, with mentoring from talented open source developers. 

We work with you to spec out your project, and you build something real 

in ten weeks. By the end of the summer, you'll have something real to 

show off to the world, both live on our site and as source code you can 

actually show someone. You definitely won't be the office barista.

Some current projects:

-- GeoServer -- is a robust GIS server that's used for modeling, land 

planning, and collaborative mapping. GeoServer plays well with Google 

Earth, OpenLayers, and a variety of other tools, and it is becoming the 

standard for serving and sharing geodata.

-- OpenPlans -- is a web toolkit and community network for social 

change. Includes blogs, wikis, to-do lists, shared mapping. OpenPlans is 

used by environmental advocates, conference organizers, and neighborhood 

cycling groups.

-- Melkjug -- our youngest project, is a newsfeed aggregator and tuner. 

It sifts through a big pile of articles that you may want to read and 

picks out a small pile of articles based on what's most important to you.

TOPP is a great way to spend a summer. We have a collegial atmosphere 

and great perks (including MetroCard and free lunch). Our beautiful West 

Village offices are a great place to work. Summer also means ultimate 

frisbee, happy hour on the deck, Shakespeare in the Park, and the US Open.

We're looking for CS students with big ideas and a solid base, including 

object-oriented programming, databases, and design patterns. Quick, 

creative thinkers who care about what they build. AJAX, Python, and/or 

Java come in handy. Open source and/or web experience is a big plus.

If the idea of an open source summer gets you excited, get in touch via 

jobs@openplans.org. Include your resume, a good cover letter, and a code 

sample. Let us know why you are interested in working at The Open 

Planning Project.

For more information, please visit us at topp.openplans.org/careers

Thanks, and hope to hear from you,

Vanessa

Vanessa Hamer

The Open Planning Project

topp.openplans.org