There are internships, and then there’s Extreme Blue.

Think of it as the opportunity to unleash your technical ingenuity and business acumen in the professional world – with the support, expertise and backing of one of the world’s leading technology companies.

Extreme Blue at IBM isn’t your average internship. It’s a race against time – with the 12-week timeline compelling you to prove your creativity, passion and knowledge to deliver some of the most innovative solutions to real business challenges.

This year we’ve chosen to partner with one of the leading banks in Romania. With their industry knowledge and our technical expertise, we will empower you to start your professional journey in style.

Your task? Work in a team of your pears to develop an idea to address a real-world challenge confronting part of IBM’s business – and then turn that idea into a real product. When the 12 weeks are up, you’ll showcase it to our executives, business partner s and clients. Expectations will be high, and the results will be scrutinized closely. So, it’s not an easy ride – but we guarantee it’ll be an incredible experience.

Overview

Of course, there are limited places, competition is tough. Extremely tough. But don’t let that put you off. Every year people who aren’t sure that they’ve got what it takes, discover that they do. This year that could be you. Of course, there are some basic requirements. What you bring to the table:

• Passioned about machine learning;
• Data science basic knowledge;
• Python / R
• Curiosity and always keeping an open mind;
• Energy, creativity, drive, passion and vision.

You’ll need all the above. In the extreme.

• Team structure: 3 technical students (computer science, mathematics and informatics or similar) + 1 data science student (mathematics, statistics or similar)
• Internship time frame: 12 weeks during June-September 2019
• Work schedule: 8h per day, 5 days per week
• Internship location: Cluj-Napoca, IBM office
• The selection process consists of an interview. The selection process is ongoing, so the sooner you apply, the better.

Please send your CV at valentina.ene@ibm.com until May 15th.

Not sure if Extreme Blue is right for you?

If you’re not sure whether Extreme Blue is the right internship for you, take the following questionnaire to help you decide: http://www-01.ibm.com/employment/us/extremeblue/whoisitaimedat.html