Student Developer - CASS Software Development Group

Oregon State University; Norwalk (CA); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University’s CASS Software Development Group seeks multiple Student Developers for part-time work (up to 20 hours weekly). You’ll contribute to ongoing projects, report progress, and learn essential software development practices in a team setting.

Interns will gain experience across OOPlanguages, databases, and modern development tools while working with full-time staff and student mentors. Remote options exist for qualifying Ecampus students.

Qualifications

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Undergraduate/international criteria: 6/12/5/9 credit hours per term as applicable to status
• Graduate international/admitted: 9/5 credit hours per term as applicable

Responsibilities

• Self-directed – Student Developers are assigned one or two projects and must complete work items within a reasonable time
• Examples of work include adding features, fixing bugs, updating documentation, or researching technologies
• Seek help when needed from staff, other students, mentors, or online resources
• Work as a team and report progress in meetings, partnering with CAS S customers and other developers

Skills

OOP languages

SQL

C++

HTML/CSS

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

C#

F#

VB.NET

Education

High School student

Undergraduate student

Graduate student

Tools

Azure DevOps Boards

Jira

GitHub Issues

Visual Studio

Visual Studio Code

Git

Job description

# Department:
CASS Software Development Group

Job Description:

This recruitment will be used to fill seven part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Student Developer – CASS Software Development Group for the CASS Software Development Group of School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Center for Applied Systems and Software (CASS)exists as a student internship program. Hourly students are hired and trained by full-time developers or student managers, to perform computer development projects. Student jobs/internships average 1 to 3 years in length, and most graduates are hired by technology companies. In addition to the technical and development skills students gain, they also learn how to work as a member of a team, gain an appreciation of the importance of deadlines, and other facets of running a business such as planning, budgeting, resource allocation, documentation, and communication.

This position is responsible for reporting to work at a scheduled time and checking in with theirCASSmanager.

This is a POOLEDPOSTING. That means we will be hiring some applicants right away, but the posting will stay open so that we may pull applicants from the “pool” for interviews as openings occur, until the final closing date.

Position Duties:

• Self-directed –Student Developers are assigned one or two projects by full-time staff. They are then expected to complete work items related to that project – either self-selected or assigned to them – within a reasonable amount of time. Student Developers can also expect to use task-tracking software to report their progress on work items.
• Examples of work –Adding a new feature to an application, fixing a bug, updating documentation, or researching and making recommendations about a particular technology.
• Help is available and encouraged –In order to complete these work items, Student Developers are expected to seek help when it is needed, either from full-time staff, other student developers, student mentors inCASS, or from the internet.
• Work as a team –Student Developers operate in a team environment; they attend virtual and in-person meetings in order to report their progress, communicate issues that are blocking their progress, propose solutions to problems posed by stakeholders and other developers, and collaborate withCASScustomers. For particularly difficult work items, Student Developers will pair-program with other students or full-time staff.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology, Career & Self Development

Qualifications:

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications:

• Basic knowledge and comfort with OOPlanguages
• Relational database experience (e.g.,SQL)
• Development experience, or classes taken, in one or more of the following technologies: NETlanguages (C#, F#, VB.NET)
• C++
• HTML,CSS, JavaScript
• Java TypeScript
• Python

• Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Communication: Ability to clearly document work and communicate findings to team members
• Learning Mindset: Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving requirements.

Preferred qualifications :

• Would like the applicant to have work experience (volunteer work can count)
• Experience with task-tracking software such as Azure DevOps Boards, Jira, or GitHub Issues
• Experience using an Integrated Development Environment such as Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code
• Experience with Git or another version-control technology

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Replacing student developers who have left after spring and summer terms.

Working conditions:

• Typical work schedule is at least 2-hour-consecutive periods between 8am and 6pm, Monday through Friday.
• Minimum 15-hours per week during the academic term. With the possibility of up to 40 hours during breaks if there is work to be completed
• Possibility of remote work for Ecampus students located outside of the Corvallis area.

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-09-22