Role — Backend Engineering Intern

As a Backend Engineering Intern, you’ll work closely with our Core Engineering team to
design, build, and maintain scalable backend services that support critical business systems
and customer-facing features at Sense. This is a hands-on role where you’ll gain real product
experience, contribute to live production systems, and learn modern backend development
practices.
You’ll have the opportunity to tackle real engineering challenges and work across the full
backend stack — including APIs, databases, caching layers, and cloud infrastructure.

What You’ll Do
● Collaborate with engineers on designing and implementing backend services using Java
and related technologies.
● Build and optimize APIs and microservices that power key product features.
● Work with databases such as MySQL and MongoDB to design efficient data models
and write optimized queries.
● Use Redis for caching and performance optimization where needed.
● Learn and work with cloud services (primarily AWS) — basics like EC2, S3, RDS, IAM,
etc.
● Participate in code reviews and contribute to team knowledge sharing.
● Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in both development and production
environments.

Who You Are
● Pursuing a Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
● Solid programming skills in Java.
● Understanding of relational databases (e.g., MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g.,
MongoDB).
● Familiarity with Redis or other caching technologies.
● Basic knowledge of AWS services and cloud concepts.
● Eager to learn, take ownership, and solve practical engineering problems.
● Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team environment with collaborative
communication.

Perks & Benefits
● Competitive compensation.
● Wellness days for rest and recharge.
● Flexible work policies to support learning and performance.

What You’ll Gain
● Hands-on experience with real engineering systems used by thousands of customers.
● Mentorship from experienced backend engineers.
● Exposure to modern software development practices and cloud infrastructure.
● Opportunity to contribute to impactful product features and launch improvements during
your internship.