React Bootcamp

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• LocationOnline
• WEEKLY WORKLOAD10 hours
• DURATION2–3 months
  

React Bootcamp is an intensive training course delivered by Mercury’s lead front-end developers for everyone who wants to improve their web development skills.

The bootcamp is targeted at front-end developers with some prior experience.

1. You will be expected to attend online meetups and complete individual assignments. Based on the results, we will select the top candidates who will proceed to the next stage
2. Trainees will be split into teams and will be developing web applications under the guidance of their mentors. The best candidates will be offered a job in our company.

Program topics:

• a deep dive into React;
• TypeScript;
• advanced layout;
• a crash course on Git;
• web app performance;
• managing app state;
• working with API;
• Gitlab CI/CD;
• PWA;
• GraphQL;
• React Native;
• Next.js

Requirements:

• experience developing applications in any framework or pure JS.
• strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6+);

Training info:

The bootcamp will start on May 24. The approximate duration is 2.5-3 months. You will be expected to put in at least ten hours a week, or more, if you are willing and have the time. The hours are flexible, and we can work around your schedule.

Successful candidates receive a stipend, and the best ones will be offered a job at Mercury.

Understanding of OOP principles.

Mobile development

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• LocationOnline
• WEEKLY WORKLOAD10 hours
• DURATION3 months
  

The training includes a step-by-step study of all principal components and approaches used in Android and iOS development.

The course is split into tasks. Each task is aimed at exploring a certain subject. While working on their tasks, trainees attend a series of mini-lectures on the subject. However, trainees are expected to be able to work on their own and find the information they need. The training is organized to improve this skill.

Completing a task requires building an app. The supervisor will explain any shortcomings, discuss the main topics covered by the training to check the level of understanding, and explain alternative ways of completing the task.

List of topics covered during training

1. Graphic UI elements, UI layout
2. Data storage
3. Background operations

Requirements

A general understanding of OOP and databases, and knowledge of one programming language (С++/Objective-c or Java, C#, Python, Ruby).

After completing their training, the most successful trainees will be invited to join our team. Hours are flexible: we can work around your schedule.

Business analysis

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• LocationOnline
• WEEKLY WORKLOAD10 hours
• DURATION2,5–3 months
  

The internship is designed for those who want to work in IT or are already in the industry and want to change direction. After an internship, analysts are undergraduates and graduates, designers and support specialists, as well as people not from IT at all, for example, from banks and logistics.

The main requirement is English language level B2 and above.

The basis of the internship is the practical part, which is as close as possible to the real work of a business analyst at Mercury.

On an internship

In a short time, you will be able to master all the main aspects of business analysis - from getting to know the customer of a potential project and ending with the preparation of requirements for the final product; design a ready-made interface and conduct its demo presentation; improve business writing skills and English; learn about functional and non-functional requirements and prepare a specification based on them.

The internship will take place in 2 stages. At the first - lectures and a lot of practice. The second will be individual work with a curator on educational projects with real tasks from the world of commercial development.

Consider Topics

1. Identification and analysis of requirements
2. Communication with the customer
3. Interface design
4. Preparation and support of project documentation
5. Non-functional requirements and technical limitations

Conditions

The duration of the internship is 2.5–3 months. Employment from 10 hours a week, but more if you have a desire and free time. The schedule is flexible and takes into account your personal schedule.

We pay scholarships to successful interns, and we invite the best ones to work at Mercury.

How to get an internship

1. Please respond via the form below. We are preliminarily accepting applications until February 18, but if there are more than usual candidates, the recruitment may close earlier.
2. Candidates who have passed the initial selection will be invited to the first lecture.
3. Participation is competitive: during the entire internship, curators select participants based on completed tasks.

.NET Bootcamp

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• LocationOnline
• WEEKLY WORKLOAD10 hours
• DURATION2,5–3 months

.NET Bootcamp is an intensive course from leading Mercury backenders for those who want to learn server-side development on the .NET platform.

The bootcamp is designed for guys who already have some work experience.

The program consists of two stages:

1. We conduct online meetups, issue and check assignments. Based on the results of the work, we select the best for the next stage.
2. We get together in teams and develop web applications under the guidance of mentors. We invite the most successful candidates to work at Mercury.

Consider Topics:

• The software development process in Mercury.
• Git version control system.
• Entity Framework.
• Best practices
• Web application architecture.
• ASP.NET Web API.
• Automated testing.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of C# syntax.
• Understanding of OOP principles.
• Ability to write SQL queries.
• Knowledge of English A2 and above to understand the documentation.

Will be a plus

• Experience in real projects.
• Experience with version control systems.
• Understanding REST API.
• Understanding the principles of asynchronous programming (async/await, Tasks).
• Experience in using LINQ, ORM systems.
• Understanding how Dependency Injection works.

Conditions

Duration: 2.5–3 months of lectures and 1 month of practice. Employment from 10 hours a week, but more if you have a desire and free time. The schedule is flexible and takes into account your personal schedule.

We pay scholarships to successful participants, and we invite the best ones to work at Mercury.

How to get to the bootcamp

1. Please respond via the form below. We are preliminarily accepting applications until February 14, but if there are more than usual candidates, the recruitment may close earlier.
2. We will send a test task to those who pass the initial selection.
3. The best candidates will receive an invitation.

Basics of QA

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• LocationOnline
• WEEKLY WORKLOAD10–20 hours
• DURATION1–1.5 months

During this course trainees will be introduced to Quality Assurance concepts, will try on the role of a QA Engineer, and will learn the software development process from the inside out.

The job of a QA engineer is to ensure that the developed software works as expected and that the users are satisfied.

Who this internship is for:

IT students and technical specialists with previous experience
This internship will suit IT students and graduates, as well as IT specialists already working in related fields, who would like to try their hand at testing as part of the software development process.

Graduates of IT courses and internships
A degree in IT is not required if you completed IT courses or internships.

Those who are proficient in English
We welcome candidates with a good command of the English language, such as English language students and graduates, who are looking to make a career in the highly competitive IT field.

This internship will cover the basics of QA: how to handle bugs, different types of testing, how to plan testing and prepare test cases. The course will include theory (lectures and self-study materials) and hands-on experience, where you will be working on individual assignments.

All assignments will be checked and graded by internship supervisors, who will explain any shortcomings and make their recommendations. An Internship Completion Certificate will be awarded to the interns who have scored enough points for all completed assignments.

List of topics:

1. Bug reporting
2. Types of testing
3. Requirement analysis and test planning
4. Preparing test cases
5. Test design
6. Working with testing tools and services
7. Platform-specific testing

Requirements

A degree in IT (completed or in progress) will be a plus, but is not required.
What is required: to be technically minded, reasonably perfectionist, attentive to detail, meticulous, and good at organizing data.