Job Description

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes. **NRG** At NRG, we're bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information regarding NRG is available at . **Summer Internship Program** Our 10-week program is designed to increase future employment potential for prospects while providing a valuable resource to the business. This Summer Internship will appeal to proactive and self-motivated college juniors/seniors with a genuine desire to learn about the energy business and industry. During the internship, candidates will work on real projects and have real responsibilities. NRG aims to help candidates build strengths and gain skills that can be transferred to any workplace and help them stand out from the crowd. **Summary:** The Mobile App Vertical team within the Vivint Innovation Center is looking for a **Software Engineering Intern** who wants to learn to develop and maintain code related to customer-facing mobile applications powered by Vivint's Smart Home devices. This internship is open to android or iOS engineers. We're a fast-paced and multi-functional team of skilled developers with a passion for innovation, delivering value, and solving hard problems. We deliver mobile application features that enable our customers to access and make use of their smart home, and the devices which power it, in new and exciting ways. **Primary Responsibilities:** + Learn about our system architecture and the architecture within your specific codebase + Contribute to new feature development, maintenance, and architectural activities + Collaborate closely with software engineers representing other disciplines (like backend , mobile, and embedded software). + Participate in peer code reviews + Work in a fast-paced, self-directed, agile environment + Participate in our mobile guild with fellow engineers to develop better organization-wide development practices and solve hard problems **Recommended Skills:** An interest in the following: + Mobile app development + API design + RESTful services + Bug Tracking and Source control (JIRA, Bitbucket, Git) + Common software architectural practices and principles (MVC, MVP, MVVM, Clean, SOLID) + Refactoring and Unit Testing **Required Education/Experience:** + Course work towards BS Computer Science or related subject area + Exposure to programming languages such as Java + Ability to triage issues, react well to changes, work with teams and ability to multi-task + Solid verbal/written communication + Organized and excited about technology! NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Talent. Vivint, an equal opportunity employer, does not consider any protected traits (e.g., race, creed, color, religion, gender, national origin, non-job-related disability, age, or any other protected trait) when hiring-under federal, state, and local laws. We are a drug-free environment. We do not conduct pre-employment drug screening; however, we do conduct random drug testing on site.

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