Backend Engineering Intern

About us:

Accessibility testing against WCAG 2.1 AA is part of every release. Production studios in New York City and abroad record and edit thousands of hours of video a year. Founded in 2006, we now have 860 employees.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Responsibilities:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

What we're looking for:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Nice to have:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $46.00 to $52.50 per hour

Perks:

• Final presentation to leadership
• Paid company holidays
• Paid sick time
• Learning and development stipend

Duration: 5 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Outcrop Education.