Software Support Engineer Roles
Apprenticeships for developers and more at Microsoft and IBM
Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program started in 2015 with
the idea of modernizing the company's approach to recruiting engineers.
Participants choose a pathway before starting the program:
- Business program manager
- Customer service engineer
- Data analyst
- Software engineer
- Software support engineer
- Technical program manager
- User experience designer
Several tracks are available only to cohorts in Redmond,
Washington, but the software engineer pathway is available in five other cities
including Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya. The 16-week program starts with
four weeks of classroom training. Next, participants get a mentor and an
assignment to a project team or a group developing a new feature.
Participants have included a retired airline pilot, a
stay-at-home parent, and a graduate from a coding boot camp. The apprenticeship
program runs in cohorts located in a particular city, although U.S. sessions
went virtual last year due to the coronavirus.
Leap recently entered Phase 2, an expansion into Africa. The
program recruits engineers to improve agricultural processes. The application
process for a cohort in Kenya just closed.
IBM also has an apprenticeship option called The New Collar
program aimed at people without an advanced degree. The company looks for
candidates who show adaptability, drive, creative problem solving, and the
ability to take ownership. Participants earn a salary during the 12-month
program. There are apprenticeship roles in data science, software engineering,
tech sales, and cybersecurity in locations all around the United States. A
recent opening for a software engineer: application development apprentice
lists a high school diploma or GED along with knowledge or experience in one or
more of these technical skills: Java, social coding, container development, or
application development.
Finally, CyberDefenses offers a cybersecurity apprentice
program. Participants become full-time members of the team with salary and
benefits and complete nine months of training about system administration,
networking and security. The program offers certification as well and jobs
placement help for program graduates. This program is registered as an
Apprentice USA Program with the U.S. Department of Labor and is supported by
the Texas Workforce Commission. CyberDefenses Academy and Austin Community
College developed the courses.
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