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RipplingRipplingNew York, NY

Software Engineer Intern - Backend Focused

Engineering intern role focused on backend development. Interns work on impactful projects, receive mentorship, and gain full-time engineer experience during a 13-week program.

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On-siteEntry levelBackend Engineering

About the role

What you will do

  • Utilize your software engineering experience to tackle important projects, solving problems, and developing quality code
  • Think critically and apply your knowledge to real world, complex problems
  • Actively participate in team meetings to scope, drive, and progress your projects
  • Learn about the business, our clients' needs, and the impact of your team and related projects
  • Attend Meet & Greets with various executives and teams to gain a holistic view of what it takes to run a company like Rippling
  • Foster relationships with your intern cohort and teams through both exclusive internship social events and company/office-wide events

What you will need

  • Previous internship/Co-op experience in software engineering utilizing Python
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or in a related field graduating after the internship's completion
  • Excellent communication skills to work cross functionally and across departments
  • Solid programming skills with an emphasis on backend experience and knowledge
  • Ability to adapt and ask action-oriented questions to progress
  • Passion and drive to constantly learn and develop your engineering skills

Skills

PythonBackend DevelopmentSoftware EngineeringCross-Functional CommunicationProblem Solving

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