Backend Engineering Intern

1w1 week ago

Mercury

New York City, US · Internship · $110,000 – $110,000

About this role

It’s 1813 and Humphrey Davy is dazzling London with scientific demonstrations. Michael Faraday apprentices with him, survives a nitrogen trichloride explosion, and pioneers electromagnetism foundational to modern technologies. We promise no explosives, just mentorship from experienced engineers.

You’ll write TypeScript and/or Haskell code, contributing to a product serving over 100,000 businesses. Check out demo.mercury.com to see it yourself. Join a team aligning with your goals, discussed during interviews.

Backend interns collaborate with data analysts to spec and build features drawing new customers. Provide backend for mobile and web frontends to search transactions or send wire transfers. Build admin tools for support efficiency, like identifying fraudulent customers or managing accounts.

Integrate with third-party APIs to send checks or validate SWIFT codes. Hone your craft continually with curiosity, quality appreciation, and clear technical communication. This 12-16 week remote internship offers real impact for enrolled students.

Requirements

Interested in continually honing their craft
Have curiosity and be willing to share their perspective
Appreciate quality in their work and that of others
Communicate well and write clear explanations of technical decisions
Experience using the Haskell programming language or a strong desire to learn it
Some familiarity with SQL

Responsibilities

Collaborate with data analysts to spec and build features that draw new customers
Provide a backend to mobile and web frontends to search transactions or send wire transfers
Build admin tools to increase efficiency of day-to-day support operations like identifying fraudulent customers or managing accounts
Integrate with third-party APIs to send checks or validate SWIFT codes
Write TypeScript and/or Haskell code
Contribute to a product serving over 100,000 businesses