Company information
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Company nameSIG
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IndustryIT
Facts & figures
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Employees in the Netherlands100
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Employees worldwide150
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Number of academics in the Netherlands90
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Number of countries20
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Number of internships and/or graduation projects available8
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Profile
Company profile
Software Improvement Group (SIG) leads in traditional and AI software quality assurance. Empowering organizations to become more resilient and agile by guiding them to enhance their software quality and security through deep source code analysis and tailored, strategic advice.
Sigrid® - its software assurance platform - leverages the world’s largest database containing over 270 billion lines of code across more than 20,000 systems and 300+ technologies, and intelligently recommends the most crucial initiatives for organizations. SIG complies with multiple ISO/IEC standards, including ISO/IEC 27001 and 17025, and has co-developed ISO/IEC 5338, the new global standard for AI lifecycle management.
SIG was founded in 2000 and has offices in New York, Copenhagen, Brussels, and Frankfurt, and is headquartered in Amsterdam.
Sigrid®, together with expert software engineering consultants, and nearly 25 years of industry-leading research, position SIG as the foremost authority on software excellence.
For more information, please visit Software Improvement Group's website or social media channels.
Student profile
Job description | MSc Research Internship (Thesis)
About SIG Our Master-thesis projects
Our research team advances the state of the art in software research. SIG has ample experience in hosting Master-thesis projects, as we host between 5 and 10 MSc students each year. We are proud of the 8.5 average graduation grade of our interns. Also, many current employees of SIG have been a research intern with us in their early careers.
Position
As a MSc Research Intern, you are embedded within one of the teams at SIG. Which team exactly depends on your topic of interest; range from development, consulting, basic research, or a combination. Your team cares about your topic and can guide you on the relevance and applicability of your work. You are also supervised by a member of SIG’s Research team. Who will stay in contact with the academic supervisor from your educational program. During the internship, we expect you to reach the following two goals:
Grow and learn! Find out everything there is to know about your topic. Relate what you learn to applications in the software industry, in particular at SIG. learn to observe scientific standards in your work, and learn how to communicate your results.
Graduate! We support you in meeting the requirements of your educational (master) program, for instance by focusing the supervision on research design, literature search, and thesis writing.
Requirements
- In graduation phase of a Master program computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Information Science, or similar.
- Strong motivation for doing research in an applied environment.
- Able to communicate well in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Strong analytical skills and academic abilities to become an expert in your topic.
- Programming and data analysis skills and needed for most topics.
What we offer
- Hosting at our office in Amsterdam for the duration of your internship.
- Supervision by researchers and experts in the field.
- Compensation (stagevergoeding).
Career opportunities
Management Consultant
Technical Software Consultant
Software security & privacy consultant
Software Developer
Researcher
Product Owner
Application procedure
When applying for a position at SIG, the first thing you are asked to do is to fill out the online application form. Here you provide your basic details and you can upload your CV and cover letter. This is your first chance to distinguish yourself by writing a proper CV and a motivation cover Letter. https://careers.sig.eu/