Backend Platform Intern

Discover Your Future with Inmar Intelligence: Where Potential Meets Purpose

Are you ready to do meaningful work that actually makes a difference — not just another summer gig? At Inmar Intelligence, we don’t just build technology, we power the modern marketplace. For over 45 years, we've been the trusted partner of some of the world’s biggest brands, retailers, and healthcare organizations. From saving consumers billions to making healthcare safer and more efficient, our data-driven solutions shape the way businesses operate.

But what truly sets us apart is our culture. At Inmar, you’ll experience a High Challenge, High Support environment that pushes you to grow — without going it alone. We believe in:

• Raising the bar in everything we do

• Seeking truth together, through collaboration and learning

• And putting our Customer First

Here, you won’t just be an intern. You’ll be part of a team that encourages curiosity, celebrates bold ideas, and gives you the tools to shape your career — starting now.

About this Opportunity

Inmar’s Summer Internship Program offers a dynamic and enriching experience designed to give students real-world exposure to a professional environment while contributing meaningfully to company initiatives. Interns will split their time between a high-impact cross-functional team project and department-specific responsibilities assigned by their direct manager.

The Digital Promotions Network backend platform team is responsible for powering high-throughput, large-scale ingestion of transaction data through API connections, building performant APIs that back shopper-facing properties (like retailer websites and mobile apps), and managing offers at enterprise scale. The platform routinely processes ~200,000 requests per minute, millions of baskets daily, and more than 7.47 billion baskets in 2024, maintaining 99.9%+ uptime.

As a Backend Platform Intern, you will gain hands-on exposure to the full software engineering lifecycle — from requirements and design, to coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring — while learning best practices in an enterprise environment. You’ll also gain insight into how engineering collaborates with client support through exposure to our Tech Ops Support team, which provides advanced troubleshooting for both internal and external partners. This unique combination of engineering and operational experience will prepare you for success in backend and distributed systems development.

What You’ll Do

As a Backend Platform Intern on the Digital Promotions Network team, you’ll contribute to enterprise-grade systems that power the digital promotions ecosystem for major retailers and brands.

• Process data at massive scale — routinely handling ~200,000 requests per minute, millions of retail transactions (baskets) daily, and more than 7.47 billion baskets processed in 2024 — all with 99.9%+ uptime.

• Support event-driven communication across applications using Kafka, enabling our services to stay reliable, decoupled, and responsive at scale.

• Develop and enhance performant APIs that back shopper-facing experiences such as retailer websites and mobile apps.

• Work with modern backend technologies including Python, Node.js, and Go, while gaining hands-on experience with SQL (Postgres, MySQL) and NoSQL (Redis, DocumentDB, DynamoDB) databases.

• Assist in performance benchmarking and load testing to ensure system reliability and scalability under peak traffic.

• Collaborate with engineers in real-world enterprise practices — agile development, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring/alerting, code reviews, and debugging in distributed environments.

• Gain exposure to our Tech Ops Support team, which provides advanced troubleshooting and client support for both internal and external partners. This will give you insight into how engineering and support collaborate to deliver a seamless customer experience.

• Contribute to offer management facilities, ensuring promotions are delivered accurately, efficiently, and at scale.

This internship will give you exposure to the full software engineering lifecycle in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment, while also broadening your perspective through hands-on collaboration with both engineering and support teams.

Your Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills 

• Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Node.js, or Go

• Familiarity with data structures and algorithms as well as databases and event-driven systems a plus. 

• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.

• Eagerness to learn and contribute in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Why Intern at Inmar Intelligence

• At Inmar, our Summer Intern Program offers more than a foot in the door, it’s a chance to dive into real-world projects in fast-moving industries like healthcare, retail, and digital commerce. You’ll work side-by-side with experienced professionals, gain hands-on experience in AI, automation, and data strategy, and see how innovation shapes the future of business.

• We offer a collaborative, inclusive environment where your ideas matter. Through mentorship, cross-functional networking, and resume-worthy projects, you’ll grow both personally and professionally. Interns also benefit from tuition reimbursement, ongoing learning support, and access to career pathways—including full-time roles.

• At Inmar, we value diverse perspectives, support community impact, and believe in turning your potential into purpose. Join us and make this summer count.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.

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This position is not eligible for student visa sponsorship, including F-1 OPT or CPT. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.