Hi! I’m Malini Das, and I’ve been wrangling pythons with Akoha since the beginning of January 2008. I first found this internship opportunity from my school’s job bank, and was immediately interested in the position. The job description was already unique with its quirkiness, and I appreciated the level of emphasis that they placed on employee enthusiasm and love for development. Since starting this internship, I can see how well the description reflected the work environment and software. Everyone is enthusiastic about work, a pleasure to talk to, and we all love what we do! Working here has been unbelievable; I’m only one month into my internship but I’ve learned an immeasurable amount about web design and development, and I thoroughly enjoy what I do.

This is my second internship, my first being a position as a quality assurance analyst with a much larger company that has been around for a while. My previous job experience taught me a lot, but working here has definitely given me a greater feeling of contribution. Now, working in development in a smaller start-up company, ideas are free-floating and there’s source code just waiting to be written, so I know that my contributions are significant to Akoha, and I’m always rewarded with the sense of accomplishment of getting things done. This isn’t the kind of job where youre stuck doing the same uninspired thing everyday; new features need developing, new bugs need resolving, and being able to see all of your work in production really gives a great sense of satisfaction.

I really encourage anyone interested in doing an internship to consider working at Akoha. You’re never stuck doing mind-numbing tests or monitoring, nor are you assigned menial coding tasks. You’re given responsibilities and projects, and as a result your work has significant impact with the company. Working here requires you to be dynamic, and to be confident with your ability to diagnose and solve problems on the fly. The environment is fun and relaxed, with flex-time and Guitar Hero just waiting to be played! Trust me, if you’re tired of a drab, stale environment where your work goes unnoticed, a move to Akoha make a phenomenal impact on your work experience.

Working at Akoha has been a great experience. Being able to work with awesome people, great software and cool ideas has definitely been a breath of fresh air. I know that this is rather tacky, but I believe my main point can be best explained by what my sister has told me shortly after I started working:

“It’s good to see that every time you come home from work, you have a smile on your face!”