Great Tables Internship

Posit creates great software that helps people understand data and make better decisions in real-world applications. Our core offering is an open-source data science toolchain, and we aim to make it available to everyone, regardless of their economic means. We are pleased to announce an internship working on the open-source Python tool Great Tables.

This is a paid internship for 12 weeks, starting in June 2025. The compensation rate for this position is $25/hr, assuming 40 hours each week. Applicants must be residents of the United States and legally authorized to work in the US. Since Posit is a geographically distributed team, you can be based anywhere in the country.

About the internship

We are seeking an intern to work on the open source Python package Great Tables–which is focused on creating beautiful tables for display and reporting. In this 3-month role, you will develop and document new features, as well as interact with the open-source community.

We don’t expect you to already have all the skills you need, but we do expect that you are familiar with GitHub, and have created or contributed to a Python package (even if only a small contribution). You will work broadly with the open source team and be mentored by a senior software engineer to improve your software development skills.

What you’ll do

• Develop an open source package on top of Great Tables, that provides the following:
• Beautiful table themes (e.g. espn, nytimes, academic tables)
• Sparkline-inspired plots
• Extra formatting for pieces like displaying icons and typesetting
• Triage: reproduce and diagnose reported bugs, converting them into unit tests, and developing code to fix them.
• Coordinate: Work with team members to break down new feature development into a concrete plan, write code and tests, respond to code reviews, and communicate the features to the wider community.
• Research: Much of this work is inspired by the gtExtras package in R, and will focus on HTML tables. You’ll be able to draw on this package for inspiration.
• Document: write user-friendly API documentation and user guides.

What you’ll learn

• How to participate in all parts of the package development process, including pair programming, triaging issues, and reviewing pull requests from the community.
• How to write documentation and communicate your work to the open source community.

About you

• You have sufficient experience with Git/GitHub.
• You have some experience coding in Python.
• You have created or contributed to a Python package (even if only a small contribution).
• Some familiarity with HTML and CSS.
• Your application must include links to one or more of the following:
• A package
• A dashboard or web application
• A data analysis repository or other software
• Educational materials

Working at Posit:

• We welcome all talented colleagues and are committed to a culture that represents diversity in all its forms.
• We prioritize giving ourselves “focus time” to get deep work done. We minimize meetings and attempt to operate asynchronously.
• We are a learning organization and take mentorship and career growth seriously. We hope to learn from you and we anticipate that you will also deepen your skills, influence, and leadership as a result of working at Posit.
• We operate under a unique sustainable business model: We have over 50% of our engineering dedicated to creating free and open source software.  We are profitable and we plan to be around decades from now.
• Posit is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) and a Certified B Corporation®, which means our open-source mission is codified into our charter. As a result, our corporate decisions balance the community’s interests, customers, employees, and shareholders. Hear more about why we think this matters here.

Notable:

We offer competitive compensation with extensive human-first, people-focused benefits to prioritize your personal and financial well-being. These benefits apply to full-time positions only.

• 100% of medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums are covered for employees and their families! Fertility and gender-affirming healthcare is included in all of our plans.
• Supplemental mental health and wellness benefits are available via Ginger even if you don’t opt in to our insurance plans, including Ginger for teen family members.
• Posit’s gender-neutral paid parental leave policy covers all new parents, including foster and adoptive parents.
• All full-time employees are eligible for 401k enrollment starting on day one.
• After six months of employment, Posit provides a substantial yearly match to employee 401K contributions.
• An annual profit-sharing bonus for employees recognizes our team’s contributions to company performance across the year.
• We are a 100% distributed team. You are also welcome to come into our Boston office.
• We offer a $400 monthly reimbursement for coworking space rental if you prefer to work away from home.
• Our Lifestyle Savings Account offers an initial deposit of $1800 and then an additional quarterly stipend of $375 to cover the costs of professional development, wellness, financial health, charitable giving, and remote work support.
• We provide a flexible environment with a generous vacation policy that encourages a minimum of four weeks PTO per year plus 13 paid company holidays.

Are you excited about this role but not sure if your experience aligns with every qualification in the job description? That’s okay. We know multiple perspectives are essential for a thriving organization and we’d still love to hear from you! 

Posit is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants of different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed.

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