Software Engineering Intern

Fooji • Lexington, KY

1d

About The Position

Fooji is a marketing engagement platform that powers promotional campaigns and gift/prize fulfillment for brands. Our engineering team builds and maintains backend infrastructure, third-party integrations, and APIs that support high-traffic consumer campaigns — from messaging and identity verification to logistics and creator/influencer tooling. We're looking for a motivated tech intern to join our engineering team for the Fall semester. You'll work directly with our engineering team on real, production-facing features — not busywork. Recent projects on the team have included creator search infrastructure, AWS messaging systems (SMS/MMS/RCS), API integrations with third-party enrichment platforms, and backend data pipelines. This role is a great fit for a student who wants hands-on experience with modern cloud infrastructure, API design, and AI-assisted software development in a fast-moving startup environment.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled full-time or within 2 years of graduation
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Hands-on experience with an AI coding assistant (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) — comfortable using these tools to accelerate development, not just for autocomplete
• Some coursework or project experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, or general backend development
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub
• Able to work Eastern Time Zone business hours
• Strong communication skills and comfort asking questions — we move fast and value people who speak up when something's unclear

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to AWS or another cloud provider
• Coursework involving APIs, databases, or distributed systems
• Personal projects, hackathon experience, or open-source contributions

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and testing backend services in Node.js/TypeScript
• Work with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS/PostgreSQL, EventBridge, SNS, and others) under senior engineer guidance
• Help integrate and test third-party APIs (webhook-based enrichment services, messaging platforms, identity verification, shipping/logistics)
• Write and troubleshoot SQL queries against PostgreSQL databases
• Participate in code review and contribute to our engineering documentation and internal tooling
• Use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) as part of your daily workflow — we're an AI-forward team and expect interns to be comfortable pairing with these tools

Benefits

• Direct mentorship from engineers working on production systems used by major brands
• Exposure to real cloud architecture decisions, not toy projects
• A team culture that treats AI tools as a core part of the craft, not a shortcut to avoid learning
• Potential path to future opportunities based on performance

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern