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FlamesPuck12 · 02-10-2010, 05:43 AM

I'm a software engineering student at the University of Waterloo and part of our graduation requirement is to complete 5 coop terms.

The university gets companies to hire coop students from Waterloo but most of these jobs are in Ontario, so as a Calgary boy, I'm required to do my own search for the job.

So part of the problem getting started is that, I don't know any software or computer related companies in Calgary. I've already searched through the oil industry to see if any companies needed a software engineer, but beyond the oil companies, I really don't know where to begin.

So where would you recommend that I start my search? Anyone know any software or tech companies in Calgary? I just need to be pointed in the right direction. (Or if anyone know anyone that needs a software engineer, please let me know).

Thanks CP

Madman · 02-10-2010, 07:59 AM

I work at one of the major Oil and Gas software companies.

PM me and you can send me your resume.

djwazzy · 02-10-2010, 08:31 AM

I would also take a look at SMART Technologies

kermitology · 02-10-2010, 08:41 AM

I've got a friend at SMART. He hates it there.

mykalberta · 02-10-2010, 12:22 PM

Oil companies. Send resume's to everyone with over 1000 employees and with head office in Calgary.

worth · 02-10-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

I've got a friend at SMART. He hates it there.

I know someone who used to work there and he said the same thing.

ZedMan · 02-10-2010, 01:53 PM

Symantec
Acceleware
Replicon
p2 energy

are some I remember from when I was looking for an internship.

sclitheroe · 02-10-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ZedMan

Symantec
Acceleware
Replicon
p2 energy

are some I remember from when I was looking for an internship.

Symantec has an office in Calgary?

Edit: shoulda just googled it. Well that's just fascinating...why are they doing development and security analysis type stuff up here?

octothorp · 02-10-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Symantec has an office in Calgary?

Edit: shoulda just googled it. Well that's just fascinating...why are they doing development and security analysis type stuff up here?

I did some contract work with them; there was a small security analysis and threat alert company up here, and they got bought out by Symantec. But I cannot remember what the company was called before they got bought up. I haven't worked there since a while before the changeover, but pretty good people in the office.

FlamesPuck12 · 02-16-2010, 02:48 PM

Thanks, contacted most of them.
Looking for couple more.

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shermanator · 02-16-2010, 07:55 PM

I worked at Autonomy for 6 months, in the Calgary office, and they had a few co-op students, so you could check them out.
Personally I hated working there, but it was probably more due to the software I was working with then the company itself.

Shazam · 02-16-2010, 10:58 PM

Critical Mass. You can help them fix that mess that's dell.com/ca

Rathji · 02-17-2010, 11:07 PM

What kind of development are you looking for? We most probably have an opening for a SQL/C# Developer for webapps coming up soon. If it is something you are interested in, I can get you the info when they decide to post it.

I guess this goes for anyone, not just the OP.

Mad Mel · 02-17-2010, 11:36 PM

Autodesk used to have a bunch of developers in Calgary, my g/f interned there.

There's the O&G application crowd, IHS, geoLogic, those kind of companies.

Swayze11 · 02-19-2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

I've got a friend at SMART. He hates it there.

me too haha

FlamesPuck12 · 05-14-2010, 12:00 AM

Bump, currently still looking for a software engineering coop term in Calgary.
Anyone heard of any open software positions or any company that is looking to hire a coop student?

Thanks

Hack&Lube · 05-14-2010, 01:12 PM

Why are you having to look at Calgary specifically?

I know Waterloo engineering students from Calgary who cooped for various companies like RIM, Nvidia, etc. There's nothing that says you have to stay in your hometown.

Bill Bumface · 05-14-2010, 01:46 PM

Sierra?

FlamesPuck12 · 05-14-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Why are you having to look at Calgary specifically?

I know Waterloo engineering students from Calgary who cooped for various companies like RIM, Nvidia, etc. There's nothing that says you have to stay in your hometown.

I wanted to spend my summer in Calgary with my family and friends so I came back for the summer. Because it's my first coop term, I had to stay in Waterloo for 8 months already, and if I did coop, it would be another 4 months of coop and 4 months of academic term so it would be 16 months away from home.
I plan to apply at RIM and all the other big name companies in the upper years. For the first few coop terms, the big name companies like RIM, Microsoft, Google, etc. don't hire lower years, so I came back to Calgary hoping to find a junior software related jobs.