A mentoring client of mine needs someone to take on a specific project that should be about 500 hours of work. That fits nicely into a summer, and the work would be suitable for a student or a junior programmer. Here's the job description we wrote up (the mentor is me by the way):

Must have:

• Familiarity with one or more programming languages and IDEs
• Careful attention to detail, especially for visual design (form layouts and alignments, fonts etc)
• Willingness to learn a large and complex project
• Time management skills including estimating and reporting effort and time for tasks and projects

Nice to have:

• .NET programming experience and familiarity with Visual Studio
• Experience developing a Windows Forms application
• Background in software testing or user support

The job offers:

• Work onsite in Peterborough
• 40 hours a week as soon as the student’s schedule will allow
• Important work improving a product that is mission-critical to real customers
• Specific project to be tackled and completed; more will likely follow if this one goes well
• Training on the tools to be used and the tasks to be done
  
• Regular access to a world expert mentor in relevant areas
• Pleasant working environment with nice coworkers, relaxed dress code, and an open office

It's worth mentioning that there is no C++ involved in this at all. So don't hold back if you don't have it, and don't rush to apply thinking it's a C++ job, because it's not. If you're interested, email me directly (please don't just comment here or tweet me or the like) and I will pass along your resume and contact details. I may have another client looking for someone soon as well, with similar requirements, so let me know if I can hang on to your info and pass it along twice.

Kate