Software Engineer Intern

Key Skills

Amazon RDS, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Distributed systems, Java Programming, JVM, MySQL, Scala Programming

Job Description

Metropolis is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to work alongside our team to design and implement our suite of mobility products. As a member of our Software Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to design and build systems and features from the ground-up. 

Responsibilities

• Select a high-impact initiative with your Manager to be completed during your time at Metropolis
• Write and design a technical design documentation with the support of your Manager and our Staff Engineers.
• Plan for design, scalability, performance improvements for your project.
• Develop an end to end release plan that optimizes for impact and iteration.
• Design, implement and maintain the backend services that make up the Metropolis mobility platform.
• Participate in technical discussions, evaluate new techniques and ensure our platform is constantly evolving and improving.
• Leverage best practices in automation testing and deployment to enable rapid iteration and launch of new features.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Working towards a MS or BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Understanding of agile engineering processes that support the entire software development life cycle, including TDD/BDD, CI/CD and related build/test/deploy processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
• Preferred local to the New York area. Open to Santa Monica or Seattle for the right candidate.
• Excited about working in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.
• Nice to have: Working knowledge of Scala, Java or other languages that run on the JVM and support functional programming concepts
• Nice to have: Professional exposure to development of large-scale, high quality systems and software products, preferably in high volume consumer facing applications
• Nice to have: Previous experience working inside innovative, high-growth environments
• Nice to have: Hands-on experience with container technologies and infrastructure as code techniques
• Nice to have: Experience with database technologies, especially MySQL/RDS and solutions.
• Nice to have: Experience building distributed systems using SOA, microservices, event driven architectures and related technologies and paradigms.