Engineering Internship

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• Attributes
• Business Goal
• Exit Criteria
  • Stage 1: Establish the internship => 100%
  • Stage 2: Iterate on the process with a small number of teams => 50%
  • Stage 3: Plan for FY24 => 0%
• Roles and Responsibilities

Attributes

Property	Value
Date Created	March, 2022
Target End Date	February 28, 2023
Slack	#wg_engineering_internship_program
Google Doc	Working Group Agenda
Docs	Handbook Page
Meetings	This working group meets bi-weekly (every other week) on Tuesday 21:00 UTC
Documents	Working Group - Shared Folder

Due to the high probability of discussing applicants, the recordings and documents are private and accessible by GitLab team members only.

Business Goal

1. To run an inclusive engineering internship program to provide all qualifying candidates with a fair and equal opportunity. This program allows us to create opportunities for candidates, diversify the experience levels of our teams, and bring fresh perspectives to our initiatives.
2. To establish processes and support to give our successful internship applicants the best chance to successfully complete the internship and onboard in a full-time role at GitLab.

This working group aims to build on the previous work from the internship-pilot program from 2020.

Exit Criteria

Stage 1: Establish the internship => 100%

• ✅ Form a team to re-establish the engineering internship
• ✅ Open an evergreen internship for applicants
• ✅ Identify and work with several hiring managers to review, screen, and interview candidates for specific roles

Stage 2: Iterate on the process with a small number of teams => 50%

• ✅ Create role specific recruitment funnels
• ✅ Determine requirements and benchmarks for technical interviews
• Support managers, teams, and interns through the first round of internships
• Re-introduce the Junior level, renamed Associate, and add as a pathway from internship

Stage 3: Plan for FY24 => 0%

• Work through options to extend the internship in FY24
• Draft a FY24-Q1 hiring goal for the Development Department (OKR)

Roles and Responsibilities

Working Group Role	Person	Title
Executive Sponsor	Christopher Lefelhocz	VP of Development
Facilitator	Phil Calder	Senior Engineering Manager
Functional Lead	Ursela Knezevic	Director, R&D Recruiting
Functional Lead	Sherida McMullan	VP, Diversity Inclusion, and Belonging
Functional Lead	Giuliana Lucchesi	Manager, People Business Partner
Member	Darva Satcher	Director of Engineering
Member	Wayne Haber	Director of Engineering
Member	Thomas Woodham	Senior Engineering Manager
Member	Matt Allen	Senior Technical Recruiter
Member	Mon Ray	Engineering Manager
Member	Kamil Niechajewicz	Engineering Manager
Member	Amar Patel	Engineering Manager