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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2025 Exceptional Employer Mira Award
SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Tech Employer, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana - SEP has been named Exceptional Employer by TechPoint at the 26th annual Mira Awards. This award recognizes companies that are developing talent through skills-based hiring…
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As the summer wraps up and our summer interns are returning to school, we’ve asked them to reflect on their experiences this summer. Here’s what they have to say: Ahmed Ali : “SEP was an awesome place to work this summer. It was a friendly environment and I got real project experience working on a […]
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Meet the 2018 Interns
Ahmed Ali Software Engineering Intern School: University of California Berkley Major: Electronic Engineering and Computer Science “SEP explained they wanted to match me with a project that lasts throughout the internship. From that moment, I realized that this company actually cares about its interns and gives me mentorship.” Kiana Caston Software Engineering Intern School: Rose-Hulman […]
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Sharing a Git Stash With Another Developer
Sharing a git stash or single commit with another developer is a pretty easy task, but sometimes I forget EXACTLY what I need to type in to make it work the way I want. Also, BONUS section below for a new thing I learned the last time I did it (yesterday!). I found myself needing a […]
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Dear Intern/New Hire: How to Be an Effective New Person
Dear intern/new hire, Welcome! I’m sure you are excited about your new position and can’t wait to meet your team. First, let’s address some common fears that new people have and make sure we’re all on the same page here. As an intern or new hire, it’s likely that you will be the least experienced […]
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SEP Named TechPoint Mira Award Nominee for “Company Culture of the Year”
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 20, 2018) — TechPoint, the growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, has announced the nominees for its 19th annual Mira Awards presented by Angie’s List and Salesforce. The Mira Awards program is a six-month season of events and communications honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’ each year. “Our tech community has […]
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SEP Named a 2018 Best Place to Work in Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) — A record number of Hoosier companies – 125 in total – have been named to the 2018 Best Places to Work in Indiana list. More than 50 of them are first-time honorees or returning after at least a year’s absence, says the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Nearly half of the honorees (57) are […]
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Designers + Developers: Why We’re Better Together
I want to start by sharing that I was inspired by the infographic below from InVision to write this. This may appear at first to be a silly and hunky-dory post about family-like co-worker relationships in the office. While I agree I am writing with this sentiment, I want to show how enriching and successful […]
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Study Groups – Learning Together is Better
As I’ve mentioned before, professional development is a big deal at SEP. I love learning with other people. We’ve recently kicked off a new way (for us) to learn with other people: Study Groups. What are Study Groups The idea is to go through an online course, class, book series, or other structured or self-directed […]
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Professional Development at SEP
You’re always behind the curve. You can never catch up. There is no leading, you’re always chasing. That is what it feels like as a software engineer these days. Technology is moving at breakneck speed. Five new React competitors came out this morning. Rails is old; Elm is new. Elm!? Back in my day that […]
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