During a CCPD-supported summer internship*, this student worked as a software intern at Entwicklerburg, gaining experience across both research-based tasks and hands-on development. By contributing to an internal tool built from scratch and reflecting on different types of technical work, the internship clarified which aspects of software engineering were most engaging and where to focus future learning.

“This summer I had the chance to intern at Entwicklerburg as a software intern. It was a really valuable experience that especially helped me understand more about the kind of work I enjoy and what I want to focus on in the future. 

At the beginning of the internship, I worked on a project that was mostly research based. My job was to collect information, compare different approaches, and share my findings with the team. It was interesting and helped me practice being organized and careful with details, but I realized it wasn’t the type of work that made me feel most excited or motivated. I was then able to switch to another project that focused on building an internal tool for the company. This internal tool was a calendar system from scratch. It lets workers schedule their vacation days, and it can be accessed from two sides: one for employees and one for management. This project was much more practical and let me actually write code. I really enjoyed watching the tool improve step by step. 

Through this internship, I had a lot of insights. It is important being open to change and willing to try something new. It helped me improve my coding skills and that’s something I wanted to do starting this internship. Moreover, after working with full-stack development I realized I needed to deepen my knowledge in back-end and how it connects with front-end. 

I am very thankful to the CCPD for their support, which made this opportunity more meaningful.” – Nailia Narynbek Kyzy ’27

*Internship stipend applications are now open, learn more here.