Working Student Frontend Development (m/f/x)
Description
Thrive on innovation with a global technology leader. Develop exciting customer-centric digital solutions and business models in the diverse, dynamic and stable work environment at ZEISS Digital Partners.
Join our inspiring colleagues in a modern workspace and benefit from our open culture. Cooperating closely with our ZEISS businesses around the globe, we enable the digital future @speed and @scale for ZEISS.
Your Role
At ZEISS, you have the chance to seamlessly integrate your studies with hands-on experience by actively participating in exciting projects. This opportunity enables you to acquire valuable skills, broaden your network, and develop both professionally and personally.
Your daily work routine will be a vibrant and engaging blend of the following tasks:
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Support our Web Component Development team in building, testing, and maintaining reusable frontend components for digital products and platforms
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Contribute to the implementation of modern, scalable, and user-centered frontend solutions using web technologies
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Collaborate closely with developers, designers, and product stakeholders to refine requirements and translate them into high-quality frontend components
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Assist in improving the usability, accessibility, responsiveness, and consistency of our component library and frontend applications
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Help document components, usage guidelines, and development standards to support efficient collaboration and adoption across teams
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Participate in debugging, testing, and optimizing frontend code to ensure quality and performance
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Support the integration of web components into larger applications and contribute to the continuous improvement of our frontend development processes
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Directly apply the skills and knowledge gained during your studies to real-world projects
Your Profile
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Enrolled student in computer science, media informatics, software engineering, or a comparable degree program
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First practical experience or solid knowledge in frontend development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or TypeScript
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Interested in modern frontend architectures and component-based development
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are able to understand technical requirements quickly
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Collaborative team player who is also independent, open-minded, proactive, and agile in your thinking
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You exhibit a structured work approach and effectively organize your tasks
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You are fluent in English
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You are available for a minimum of one year and 20 hours per week
Nice to have
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You have gained first experience with frontend frameworks or libraries such as React, Angular, Vue, Lit, or similar technologies
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You are familiar with Git, package managers, and common frontend development workflows
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You have a basic understanding of responsive design, web accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility
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You understand how different disciplines—concept, design, and development—work together to create high-quality digital products
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You have conversational skills in German or are eager to improve your proficiency in the German language
Sounds exciting? Then become part of #teamZEISS and help us shape the future! Please provide your complete application documents (CV, transcript of records) .
Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:
Ines Kloda