Python 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.

Overview

Our Core Services 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 position. Most of the team is in New York City, but nobody is required to come in. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Responsibilities

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.

Nice to have

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you'll learn

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.

Duration: 10 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $46.00-$62.50 an hour

Perks

• Learning and development stipend.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Paid sick time.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Company laptop.

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

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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