Engineering Intern (Front-End Software Development)

605 is an independent TV measurement and analytics firm that offers advertising and content measurement, full-funnel attribution, media planning, optimization and analytical solutions. Comprised of engineers, analysts, data scientists, media experts and marketing strategists, 605 forges new paths using groundbreaking innovations that set industry standards for audience targeting and measurement.

The 605 Summer 2023 Internship Program is a ten week program, running from June 5th to August 11th. Interns for this program will be based out of our Syosset, NY office and will be expected to be in the office at least 2 days per week.

Why should you intern with 605?

• You will receive valuable experience working with cutting edge technologies
• You will learn from highly experienced and educated team members
• We will welcome you with a team lunch, where you will be joined by senior members of management
• You can expect a top of the line swag bag upon start
• Many of our part-time and full-time employees started as interns
• This is a paid internship, where you will earn $20/hr

The ideal Front-End intern is a highly motivated and creative-thinking engineering student or recent graduate who’s eager to explore the frontend and middleware of a mature enterprise application. You’ll get to tackle new and interesting challenges building and integrating UI components with complex business logic and user needs. Working alongside seasoned engineers, you’ll grow your skills and learn cutting-edge technologies as we launch new big data products in media analytics.

You should be comfortable with basic data structures and the essentials of both frontend and server-side application development. You won’t just be working with technology, however – our engineering intern may also be called upon to work collaboratively with analysts and technical product managers to build consensus on new features and troubleshooting issues. This position will accelerate your skills, both hard and soft, and expose you to extensive concepts both in media analytics and big data!

In this job you will:

• Work closely with UI engineers, aiding in implementing features and solutions to different user and infrastructure problems
• Collaborate with team to design ideas using user flows and lo-res wireframes
• Integrate software with existing systems
• Document source code and ensure that technical documentation i.e. configuration guides, install guides meet requirements
• Coding, unit testing and debugging applications

Requirements

• Enrolled in a bachelors program, currently a rising junior (master's candidates welcome)
• A strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and effective software design
• Experience with both static (e.g. Java, Scala) and dynamically typed languages (e.g. Python)
• Understanding of unit testing and test-driven development
• Comfort with version control systems (e.g. Git, SVN)
• Clear verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with data in cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Practical experience with Apache Spark Proficiency with SQL and RDBMSs
• Basic understanding of statistics