Iowa State University, Ames
About This Location
Maverick Software Consulting's Iowa State University office was opened in the fall of 2008. The Ames office currently employers 22 students who work on projects involving software development and testing.
Recruited Majors
- Computer Science
- Computer Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Management Information Systems
Maverick Software Consulting
137 Lynn Ave, Suite 108
Ames, IA, 50014
Type of Work
Build A Solid Foundation
Students at this location gain in-depth experience consisting of:
Professional Skills:
Students strengthen interpersonal skills by meeting with project leads to discuss progress, issues and other questions. Using email and chat applications with coaches and mentors to aid in troubleshooting issues related to development, testing, and project environment increases productivity, communication skills as well as improving working independently
Problem Solving:
Expand on their problem sovling and critical thinking skills by debugging failures, analyzing/designing regression test scenarios and writing test scripts
Agile Methodology:
Students participate in an agile development process including daily scrums, regular standups, planning and iteration retrospective meetings and interface functionality demonstrations.
Enterprise Level Development Environment:
Students implement and expand on the knowledge gained in classes by creating and maintaining code bases for large scale development and quality assurance teams. Working in a variety of languages and technologies including: Java, C#, Ruby, JavaScript, SQL, XML, regex, Selenium, TFS, and Git.
Number of students currently enrolled in recruited majors
Number of students employed by Maverick at ISU since inception
Percentage of graduates that obtained full-time jobs
- Name: Madison Hennig
- Degree Program: Computer Science
- Planned Graduation Year Graduate, working at Medtronic
