Work at Ultralingua
We believe in intuition, imaginative software, and people who trust each other.
Our developers, designers, linguists, and marketers collaborate on projects to create software that works on every level. We build dictionaries, phrasebooks, spelling and grammar checkers, word games, and more, and come up with creative ways to bring them to our users. We provide free tools to facilitate communication when it is needed most, and we are always looking for ways our work can be used for good.
Meet our people.
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To Apply
If you are applying for any of the positions below, please view our open positions to search for jobs and submit an application.
Full-Time Positions
Software Developers
We're always looking for skilled, flexible software developers and designers to join our team. You would probably fit in here if:
- You care about making software people love to use
- You love Objective-C, C#, Java, and other languages
- You want to have a voice in company-wide decisions
- You like working with creative, collaborative people
- You are always learning, and you want a job that challenges you to figure stuff out
- You have an app in an app store, or have a good idea for one
- You care about every pixel and line of code
- You enjoy watching tech keynotes over lunch
- You can’t get enough trivia and word games
Apply for a full-time software development job here.
Internships
Ultralingua invests in people. Set yourself apart.
About the Ultralingua Internship Program:
Interns at Ultralingua explore a variety of challenges with the team, and are encouraged to explore the ways their work impacts the work we do as a team. Ultralingua internships contain a professional-development component that all interns participate in. Activities include resume and cover letter coaching, informational interviews and career exploration, and completing learning objectives.
Interning with us means taking ownership of your projects, having a voice in our decisions and processes, and learning by doing rather than observing. To be successful here you have to thrive on a challenge, be eager to show us what you can do, and be dedicated to your own professional development.
Ultralingua internships require a commitment of 10-15 hours per week at our Minneapolis office. We offer a variety of positions in marketing, design, and linguistics, and we encourage our interns to complete several sessions in different positions while they are with us. Check out the job descriptions below to see who we are hiring now.
Session Dates
Now recruiting for Summer 2012
- Dates: May 21 – August 30, 2012
- Application Deadline: April 26, 2012
- Hours: 10-15 hours/week
- Compensation: $8/hour
Upcoming sessions:
- Summer 2012: May 21 – August 30, 2012; Application Deadline: April 26, 2012
- Fall 2012: August 27, 2012 - January 4, 2013; Application Deadline: July 15, 2012
- Spring 2013: December 31, 2012 - May 24, 2013; Application Deadline: November 30, 2012
Open Positions
Marketing Communications Intern
Write our newsletter and other marketing materials, get media relations and customer research experience, and help with product launches. View the complete job description and apply here.
Complete customer and industry research projects, plan and conduct your own primary research studies, and watch us put your analysis and findings into action. View the complete job description and apply here.
Produce art assets, draft visual mock-ups and story boards for project proposals, create advertising materials for a multi-lingual audience, and brainstorm new application features and functionality. View the complete job description and apply here.
Sociolinguistic Research Intern (Arabic/ Korean)
Conduct sociolinguistic research for Arabic and Korean language products while working closely with the linguistic team. View the complete job description and apply here.
Testimonials
Check out what our interns have to say about working at Ultralingua on YouTube.
“You are given responsibility, respect, and your opinion matters! Don’t expect to be getting anyone their coffee. I participated in projects from start to finish, which provided great work experience to add to my resume. You are given the opportunity to speak face-to-face with staff about what they look for in job candidates when hiring and get personal advice on your resume. I can honestly say that Ultralingua invested in my future and played a significant role in preparing me for a job after graduation.”
— Amy Robertson: Website Optimization Intern, Fall 2010
“I was given the opportunity to interact with all of the different functions within the company, to learn about how the business runs, and to see how my role fits into the goals of the organization. I also learned a lot about the technology sector and about how channel relations work in this industry. Ultralingua invests effort in the professional development of its interns and I benefited greatly from the resume reviews, informational interviews, and career advice of my colleagues. Best of all, I earned the satisfaction of knowing that my work is valuable not only to my development as a future marketer, but also to the company.”
— Veronika Lantseva: Channel Distribution Intern, Fall 2010
“I was interested in Ultralingua because it is an innovative company offering extremely useful products for learning languages. I’ve gotten so much out of my internship with Ultralingua as the market research intern. I’m learning how to overcome challenges and I’m getting hands-on experience with real issues that many companies face. It’s so awesome to know the work I’m doing as an intern is truly impacting the company! There aren’t many internships out there where you get to make such a significant impact.”
— Jessica Winter: Market Research Intern, Fall 2010
“Everyone is eager to help and give feedback on projects as well as allowing me to have creative freedom to express my ideas. My internship has given me the opportunity to learn more about creating content for mobile devices while experiencing the inner workings of a company during an exciting time of new product launches.”
— Katie Bode: Media Production Intern, Fall 2010
“The small business environment is a perfect fit for me. It allows me to get my ears in on hundreds of meetings and business conversations and to dip my fingers into several cross-disciplinary projects. The result of this total immersion is that I am becoming a more well-rounded employee and applicant for future pursuits. I know the skill set the Ultralingua team is helping me cultivate will be invaluable in the pursuance of my doctoral degree next fall.”
— Kate Glassman: Marketing Communications Intern, Fall 2010
Co-Op Positions
About our Co-Op Program
Co-op positions at Ultralingua are an opportunity to work as a full-time member of our software development team before graduation. As a co-op developer you will create infra-structure, product prototypes, and contribute to our consumer products and APIs. You will gain experience participating in app and game design, development, quality assurance testing, and customer support.
As a co-op developer, you would work in our Minneapolis office full-time for an academic session in the summer, fall, or spring. You would join our team at the Student Developer level upon completion of your sophomore year, then return to school to complete your junior level coursework, and come back to Ultralingua for the Developer Assistant position. Our two-tiered co-op program allows students to experience increasing levels of responsibility and progressively challenging projects over a several-year period on the Ultralingua team.
Your primary focus during your session is to work on and complete a specific project. This means you’ll be involved in some or all of these areas of software development:
- Helping to create the initial specs by talking with other Ultralingua people
- Designing the software
- Designing the UI
- Coding the software
- Helping to create art assets
- Creating and running unit tests
- Creating documentation for internal and external use
- Going through code reviews
- Designing game mechanics
- Demonstrating the latest builds
- Researching new product or game ideas including new UIs, tools, etc.
- Learning to use bug tracking and version control software (FogBugz and Kiln)
Open Co-Op Positions
Students who have completed their sophomore year in a computer science program are encouraged to apply for the Student Developer level co-op. Student Developers spend about half their time working on software development projects and the remainder is spent on quality assurance testing, documentation, and customer support. View the complete job description and apply here.
Students who have completed their junior year in a computer science program are encouraged to apply for the Developer Assistant level co-op. Developer Assistants work on software development full-time and are responsible for training and working with our Student Developer. In addition, the Developer Assistant position trains and works with the Student Developer. This means helping them learn the ropes of the job, and offering advice and guidance on their projects. You’ll also provide backup for the Student Developer if they get stuck or are absent. View the complete job description and apply here.
Session Dates
Now recruiting for Summer 2012
- Dates: May - August, 2012
- Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
- Hours: Full-time
Upcoming sessions:
- Summer 2012: June – August 2012; Application Deadline: April 26, 2012
- Fall 2012: August - December, 2012; Application Deadline: July 15, 2012
- Spring 2013: January - May, 2013; Application Deadline: November 30, 2012
