Intern - Solution Developer

The Solution Developer Intern works on Acxiom and third-party software to build solutions for business problems defined by specific business requirements. In this internship, you will tackle real-time platform problems for our clients' solutions. You may configure or tune software, work on automation processes to tie components together, develop custom application code to accommodate defined requirements, or collaborate with others to add extensions to existing Acxiom software. You may also provide new development, ongoing maintenance, and support and optimization of solutions for the account teams you are supporting. You will have opportunities to learn a variety of platforms and solve different kinds of problems throughout the internship.

Internship details:

• The internship will begin on May 24, 2021
• Our intention is to have interns work on-site in Conway, Arkansas if possible. However, your internship may begin virtually and could continue virtually for its entirety. Our intention is to transition interns to on-site work when teams transition back into the office, but we currently do not have a timeline for this transition
• 40 hours/week work dedication during summer and breaks, 20-25/week during the semester
• Anticipated graduation date no sooner than December 2021
• Applicants for this internship position with Acxiom in the U.S. must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Acxiom (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (CPT/OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status)

What you will do:

• Build, improve, or integrate programs and processes for one or more Acxiom Client solutions and/or applications
• Read and interpret application design and functional specifications to write application code
• Provide consultation on functional requirements and participate in reviewing code in code review sessions
• Identify and diagnose areas of maintenance, performance issues, and process improvement
• Use pertinent software language, develop/execute unit test cases and test software applications that fulfill functional specifications using an IDE: Document and interpret test results and correct application coding errors
• Complete application development task for short duration programming requirements with limited assistance

What you will need:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Mathematics or a related area
• Programming language experience (object-oriented, procedural)
• Superb communication skills: communicate ideas clearly and effectively to other members of the development team
• SQL
• Unix/Linux
• Oracle

What will set you apart:

• Bash/Perl
• SFTP/SFG Connections
• Understanding of marketing
• API knowledge

Who are we seeking ?

• Top Talent & High Performers: We hire the brightest in the industry!
• Innovative Collaborators: We drive operational improvements to promote efficiency and improve performance.
• Future Leaders: We develop our people and promote from within.
• Game Changers: We empower people to challenge the status quo and explore new possibilities.
• Emotional Intelligence: We cultivate greatness both within ourselves and with others.
• Hardworking Employees: We look for initiative to conquer complex challenges.

We believe in building an awesome workplace where associates feel highly motivated and want to engage every single day. It’s important to Acxiom that we invest in our culture and promote a healthy work-life balance.

As a part of Acxiom, you will join a fast paced, high-performance culture where we empower our people to do innovative, cutting-edge work. You will always be guided to do what is right.

At Acxiom, we believe in exceptionalism. We don’t seek to be mediocre, good, nor even great – we intend to be the absolute best in everything we do.

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics or other protected status.

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Primary Location City/State:

Conway, Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.