Backend Engineering Intern

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Thomas Systems employs 1,000 people across engineering hubs in New York City and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers.

About the internship:

Thomas Systems is hiring a Backend Engineering Intern for Immediately. Our Integrations team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Remote within the US. The team meets in New York City once a quarter, travel covered. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Responsibilities:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

Who you are:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.

What you get out of it:

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Compensation: $37.50-$51.50/hr

What we offer:

• Final presentation to leadership.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Company laptop.
• Flexible hours.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Learning and development stipend.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thomas Systems LLC.