ANN ARBOR – Atomic Object’s Ann Arbor office will grow by 25 percent the custom software design shop hired three new computer science graduates recruited through an artificial intelligence competition.
In January, the company hosted the 2017 Atomic Games in its downtown Ann Arbor office, modeled after a similar event held in Atomic’s Grand Rapids office last fall. Seventeen aspiring developers invited to compete each spent a weekend building a program that simulates a Connect Four player. The following Monday, participants ran the games against one another in a single-elimination tournament.
From the competitor pool, Atomic offered Jarek Wojciechowski, Josiah Campbell, and Kory Dondzila full-time jobs and Gillian Lemke a summer internship.
Launched this year, the Accelerator program accepts small cohorts of recent graduates who undergo a professional development curriculum over their first two years with Atomic.
Atomic CEO Carl Erickson says the Accelerator and the Atomic Games align with Atomic Object’s vision of becoming a 100-year-old firm.
“The very origin of the company comes out of smart young people who are leaving university with a solid basis for careers as software developers who need exposure to a host of topics that can’t be taught in a classroom,” he said. “The Games is just a way to have some fun and meet smart young people.”
The three full-time hires and intern will join Atomic’s Ann Arbor team this spring.
Atomic Object creates applications for web, mobile, desktop, and embedded devices. We help companies innovate and grow with custom software products that are beautiful, reliable, and easy to use. Established in 2001, Atomic is an employee-owned company with offices in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.
