Engineering Intern, Platform

About Outcrop Education:

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.

The internship:

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. This role is fully remote within the US. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Responsibilities:

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• 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
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• 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:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

What you'll learn:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $42.00-$59.00/hr

What we offer:

• Paid sick time
• Paid company holidays
• Flexible hours

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

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