Python Job: Engineering Paid Internship

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Company

TodayTix Group

Location

London, England - United Kingdom

Job type

Full-Time

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About TodayTix Group:

TodayTix Group, TTG, is the global e-commerce leader for cultural experiences. Founded in 2013 by Broadway veterans Brian Fenty and Merritt Baer, TTG designs frictionless e-commerce experiences via innovative product design and industry-leading technology.

Through its powerful consumer matchmaking technology and expansive portfolio of brands, including TodayTix, Goldstar, and Secret Cinema, TTG has an intimate understanding of its millions of customers. We optimize partner relationships by providing unparalleled access to engaged audiences to generate meaningful revenue, and transform the way tickets are sold. With an ever-expanding global network of theatres, producers, and cultural institutions, frictionless technology, and vast data and insights, TTG is at the forefront of the digital transformation of culture.

We are seeking outstanding applicants of all backgrounds to join our team to bring new voices, talent, and perspectives to the table. We encourage all to apply.

About The Role:

TodayTix Group is seeking Engineer Interns to support our Product and Engineering organization during a 10 week internship this Spring/Summer 2023. This is an ideal opportunity for someone currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program for Computer Science (or related) or a recent bootcamp graduate eager to take their next step into Software Engineering. In this role as a TTG Engineer Intern, you will help develop software, both internal and customer facing, which will help us sell tens of thousands of tickets daily.

TodayTix Group is a fast growing start-up and we are continually looking for ways to better support the increasing number of tickets delivered each day and the increasing variety of performances available to customers. Interns will tackle these challenges through developing new user features and internal tools that drive better user experiences and increased business efficiency.

In your day to day you will be immersed within one of our cross-functional software development teams, working on a variety of different projects using a mix of languages, frameworks and tools. No specific language experience is necessary, just a passion for finding interesting and effective code-driven solutions to complex problems. By the end of the program, you will be positioned to effectively contribute in planning, communicating, and building features in any modern software engineering organization, at a global scale.

We are hiring for multiple interns with positions in frontend and backend. You will be asked to indicate which area(s) you are interested in working below.

Please note:
this is a full time role and qualified candidates must be based in the UK. While this role can be performed remotely or in the office, we strongly encourage applicants to apply who are based in the greater London area and who are able and have an interest in working from the office 1 day per week.

The compensation for this role is £15-£20/hour. Compensation is determined by competitive market data for our size, stage, and industry.

What You'll Do:

  • Work with a team of engineers, product managers and designers to develop new features on our e-commerce sites and build internal tools for systemic improvements
  • Write tests to support your features and the wider codebase
  • Determine new opportunities to leverage technology to solve business challenges
  • Participate in team wide feature design and planning meetings

We're Looking for Someone With:

  • Experience writing code, either in production environments or smaller projects
  • An interest in working at a fast-growing company and tackling problems where the solutions aren’t always obvious
  • Basic understanding of object-oriented programming and/or web technologies
  • A team player attitude with the ability to communicate effectively about both technical and non-technical issues
  • An ability to Write simple, easy to understand code
  • A basic understanding of network calls, json, and parsing data from a response
  • An ability to use feedback to improve their code

Good To Have:

  • Experience with a production-level language: FRONTEND: Javascript,Typescript, Next.js BACKEND: Java, Groovy, or Python
  • The desire and ability learn quickly and dive into a new code base