Work Experience / Internship

October 12, 2023

SSW

Sydney

OTHER & INTERN

Things you will ❤️ about SSW

Video: Why work at SSW? (9 mins)

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SSW has offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Strasbourg (France), and Hangzhou (China). We have employees from all around the world. We're flexible, and in this fast paced industry, we're on the forefront of cutting edge technology. We're enthusiastic and have a "Make it happen" culture. We love engaging with the software development community.

We have a really special team here at SSW.

SSW is unlike any place you've ever worked at.

FOCUS ON LATEST TECHNOLOGY

We focus on the latest technology - you won't be stuck doing Access/Windows Forms/ASP.NET 1.1.

WORK WITH SMART PEOPLE

We employ smart people and they generate some awesome ideas.

CROSS-INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

You never get stuck at the same place forever. We work at different businesses so you get cross-industry experience.

BUILD YOUR CAREER

If you want to build your profile in the industry our SSW TV team and SSW training team will help you make a name for yourself.

WORK WITH THE DECISION MAKERS

Management's hands-on involvement means you are often dealing with the decision maker and you should get a 'yes' or 'no' without having to go through a chain of management.

SSW'S BEST PRACTICES

You will be working with SSW Rules which are best practices that developers and companies all over the world follow.

FRESH PERSPECTIVES

You can persuade management to change their decisions if you have a good logical reason.

THE BALANCE

We encourage employees to get fit. We have a gym at the Sydney office.

WORK EXPERIENCE

You will learn and be among quality devs who are keen and committed.

GLASSDOOR

We think that we are a great place to work, and our employees think so as well! Read what current and past employees have written about us.

WORK FROM HOME MIX AVAILABLE

We believe that the best software is built by bringing people together in person to solve the problems faced by our clients. However, for most roles we enable SSW employees to work in a mix of environments that takes into account both productivity and wellbeing - including at home, and in our office. We have a flexible policy where our people feel empowered.

Perks of working at SSW

Working for SSW has many excellent perks and benefits.

We value all of our staff, and want you to be successful and help us deliver awesome solutions. All SSW team members get:

A competitive salary

Work from home mix available

Salary sacrifice options

Coaching and public speaking opportunities and publishing on SSW TV

Subsidised training

Casual dress half the week

Get paid for unused sick leave

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Workplace with stand-up desks and ergonomic chairs

2-3 monitors as standard

Generous and flexible paid leave policy, including fun new experiences via YOLO days

Fun annual retreats

Free lunches most Fridays

Free family password manager subscription to keep your family's passwords secure

Nespresso coffee pods to keep you going!

Variety of work. Anyone can request to be rotated off long projects after 6 months if they're getting bored

SSW Getaway / Retreat

Once or twice a year the SSW folks and their families attend the SSW Getaway and spend some time together outside the office.

During these getaways, we do a bunch of fun activities together, have a hearty and delicious meal, and take an epic walk someplace beautiful.

Video: SSW Brisbane Retreat 2023 - Bli Bli Aqua Park Adventures & Poolside Fun in the Sunshine Coast (2 mins)

Dressing down (aka casual Fridays)?

We have a dress-down code or a "devolution" as we call it! It's something to look forward to and we can physically see the week counting down to Friday!

Our employees dress up on Mondays and Tuesdays by wearing company colors, and dress down later with a casual Thursday and Friday.

You will be working with expert Microsoft stack developers and designers in a wide variety of exciting corporate projects. The main reasons people choose to work at SSW are the great culture, the cool client projects, and the cutting edge tech stack. "SSW is unlike any place you've ever worked at."

Work Experience / Internship

Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle

See the SSW Full Stack Internship page here.

We are a team of Microsoft stack developers and designers, who work on a wide variety of exciting corporate projects, delivering scalable and extensible custom solutions with the future in mind. SSW is a great place to work, as we foster an inclusive and supportive office environment, and much more.

We are looking for developers who are passionate about delivering cutting-edge software, using the latest technologies and best Dev Ops practices. and want to have fun while doing so! You will have the opportunity to up-skill, develop your personal brand, contribute to innovative projects, and engage in meaningful work that makes a difference.

We are committed to increasing our workplace diversity, and we urge people from all walks of life to apply. We encourage expertise, mastery, and respectful discourse. We aim to build you up and hope you'll do the same! We will help you grow your community profile and your technical abilities so you can be the best developer you can be. Our horizontal organisational structure means that your input will make an impact on the way we do business.

This role requires great communication skills and solid experience in delivering production-ready web solutions. Further, we encourage you to take ownership of your relationship with clients and build meaningful connections, to think critically, and create the right solution for the right job.

SSW only takes on exceptional work experience applicants who are looking to get their nose into the Microsoft world.

Ideal candidates are University students with great results who love to spend their weekends coding, but are missing real world experience. You will be among quality devs who are keen and committed.

Interested? Send us a short cover note with your current experience and goals.

No agencies, please.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available