Application Development & Support

Seattle, Washington
Earn an Educational Stipend
Hybrid
March 2025
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Our Proven Path

Train

Through job training across our 10 different career pathways, Year Up United sets students up for success on a path they’re passionate about—and it starts by building a foundation of expertise. You will receive an educational stipend and skills-first training in:

Programming & Database Fundamentals

Application Development

Software Development Fundamentals

Computer Architecture & Systems Fundamentals

Quality Assurance & Software Testing

Year Up United's Essential Skills Training

Experience

Students have the opportunity to put their skills into practice with access to hands-on, real-world internships with our corporate partners. This is where students gain the invaluable experience they need to get where they want to go.

Access

80% of alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Our support staff will guide you through every part of your job search with personalized coaching.

Common role pathways:

UX Design & Development

Cloud Development

Mobile App Development

Production Support

Software Project Management

Application Development

Web Development

Year Up United Graduate Outcomes

80%
of graduates employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within 4 months of program completion
$53K
average starting annual salary of Year Up United graduates
92%
of graduates are satisfied with Year Up United

Application Development & Support​ Typical Job Tasks

  • Work in an agile software team to develop and release a product in increments, navigating multilayer problem solving
  • Work with clients and development teams to build technical requirements for a software request or user story
  • Read and update simple code to meet software specifications and learn to identify software issues through code reviews
  • Assist with debugging, testing, and releasing features and bug fixes to production

Eligibility Requirements

  • 18-26 years old (in most locations) and up to 30 in some areas
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Low to moderate income
  • U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, DACA recipient, or employment authorization card
  • Live within commuting distance of a Year Up United location. Although Year Up United has shifted to a hybrid program model, you must be able to regularly attend in-person days throughout the duration of the program
  • Available five days a week (M-F) for the entire duration of the program
  • Highly motivated to learn new technical and professional skills

More information about vaccination requirements can be found here.

Do you have DACA status?
Year Up United strongly supports DACA and welcomes young adults with DACA status. For more, see our DACA GUIDANCE page.

Campuses

Our staff will help you determine which campus is right for you after you apply to Year Up United in Puget Sound.

Where you'll Intern

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