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Software Engineer Intern, Summer 2024 - Bellevue

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NewsBreak

3mo ago

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Software Engineering
  • Bellevue

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD program in Computer Science or related fields. Must be in the last year of your program.
  • Experience with software development processes.
  • Strong programming skills in one of the major programming languages Python, Java, C++. etc.
  • Experience in conducting research and data analysis.
  • Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Highlighted projects include:
  • AI Generated Ads project (Bellevue, WA):
  • Enhance the NewsBreak ads targeting by rendering ads to feed the predictive ML models
  • Develop an Ads Blocker tool with Selenium to improve ticket handling efficiency by applying your web automation skills
  • Content service project (Mountain View, CA):
  • Upgrade NewsBreak's publisher portal by designing and implementing the backend system with publisher onboarding, verification, payment and data management features
  • Build a scalable backend system from ground up to enable content ingestion and management of overall NewsBreak content system
  • MSP Monetization project (Mountain View, CA):
  • Explore and implement automation for Ads A/B test
  • Lead an exploratory project to conduct MSP Ads testing for all scenarios
  • Newsletter project (Mountain View, CA):
  • Develop an internal service tool from the ground up to automate the processing of Newsletter user subscriptions and streamline troubleshooting processes
  • Enhance Newsletter deliverability by implementing a fault-tolerant scheduler

NewsBreak

The Nation's Leading Local News App

Technology
Industry
201-500
Employees
2015
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

NewsBreak is the Nation's Leading Local News App. We connect and empower local users, local content creators, and local businesses at scale, helping people everywhere live safer, more vibrant, more truly connected lives. By forging close partnerships with thousands of local publishers, content creators, and businesses around the country, NewsBreak’s priority is to help a new generation of readers find and engage with vital, locally published content and information. We define a new way for users to engage with local news. Since its founding in 2015, News Break has grown by leaps and bounds. We are now the #1 news app on both iOS and Android in the United States. With 12M+ daily active users and 40M+ monthly app users (data source: App Annie, comScore), we’re the no.1 local news & information platform in the United States.