DPI Tech Intern program

DPI Tech Interns

Leverage PAID internships to solve real technical challenges through the DPI’s Tech Interns Program

DPI Tech Interns Program is designed to give undergraduate and graduate students meaningful, paid, and hands-on work experience in the tech sector. Teams of 4-6 students work on-site with Chicago-area tech companies in the areas of Data Analytics, Web + Application Development, and Software Testing Automation. Students are paid for up to 20 hours of work per week during the fall or spring semester, or 40 hours per week over the summer.

Preparing holistic students is a priority for us, therefore, DPI will train participants in both human and technical skills to help optimize their success! Our overall goal is to create a mutually beneficial program: one that produces a diverse learning environment and experience for our students, and one that produces quality products and talent for our employers.

Data Analytics

• Identify and classify customers to increase revenue

• Identification and classification of customers to increase revenue

Web + App Development

• Learn to develop a company website with integration to internal data sources

• Integrate communications tools

• Embed tools to capture and curate customer behavior data through site analytics

Software Testing Automation

• Learn to develop unit tests for a company backend or frontend application

• Develop automated tests to verify API functionality of an application built by partner company.

• Use Selenium to develop automated tests for a web application

Program details

Companies receive

• Valuable work product
• Access to potential future employees
• Professional development for an early-career tech manager

How to get started

1. Fill out an intake form
2. Discuss your ideas with a DPI team member
3. Identify a project for student engagement
4. Finalize project details – project scope, team size, start date, duration, etc.
5. Sign a contract and get to work

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Companies looking for interns

Business Colleagues Working Late At Night In Their Office.

Students receive

• Valuable, paid work experience
• Exposure to a potential future employer
• Professional development and networking

How to get started

1. Fill out an intake form to join the Road to Tech Network and engage with R2T Network programming and upskilling opportunities
2. Fill out and submit DPI Tech Intern Program Application with required documents
3. Respond to invitations to interview for project assignments
4. Interview for project assignments
5. Await placements

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