42 Wolfsburg is a higher education NGO/start-up educating up to 600 students to become cutting-edge techies and software engineers in a practice-based peer-learning environment. 42 Wolfsburg is based on the internationally successful concept of Ecole 42 which was founded 2013 in Paris and today trains 18‘000+ students in 54 schools all over the world. At 42 Wolfsburg we set out to educate the next generation of European software engineers to build the digital infrastructure of our societies – this means meaningful work, excellent career opportunities and lots of responsibility.

As the Tech Intern at 42 Wolfsburg, you will learn how to support the maintenance and improvements of the 42 IT infrastructure. In collaboration with the IT Manager and the Pedagogy and Tech Lead, you will work on:

• Deployment of new software and updates
• Process optimization and automation, e.g. with Python and Ansible
• Support and maintenance of event and meeting room tech
• Learning about IT networks and security and implementing best practices
• Learning to coach students and staff to solve their technical problems by introducing them to IT best practices
• Based on need, support for the pedagogy team with the 42 tools: exams, intra, norminette, moulinette etc.

Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Meanwhile, women or people with protected characteristics often only apply if they check every box. So if you feel you could be great for this role but don't meet every single item on the list, please get in touch either way. We'd love to work out the potential together.

• Right to live and work in Germany/Wolfsburg
• Experience with Linux operating systems, preferably Ubuntu
• Basic knowledge of networking
• Experience with basic scripting (e.g, bash, Python) and automation tools like Ansible
• Interest to learn about virtualization technologies like VMware or Proxmox
• Familiar with the 42 pedagogy, ideally having studied in 42 and the Common Core has been completed
• Experience with the 42 API is a plus
• Solid English skills (oral and written) to serve as a contact point for students and staff, German and/or other languages are appreciated.
• Interest in helping people and solving everyday problems
• Empathetic and sympathetic character with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset to serve our students in the best possible way

At 42 Wolfsburg, we strongly believe in the value of individual differences and human diversity. We are proud of our inclusive and flexible work culture, recognizing each team member for their strengths and talents.

Applicants who choose to share protected characteristics with us and who meet the role requirements will be treated with priority.

The internship duration is 6 months.

42 Wolfsburg/Berlin is a nonprofit association running two innovative, higher education coding schools - one in Wolfsburg and one in Berlin.