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About the Role

Cadent is seeking a Backend Engineer Intern to join our team for Summer 2026. Interns will gain hands-on experience by working with our teams on real backend systems and complete individual projects, presenting their work to the Technology Leadership team at the end of the program.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned team with tasks including attending team meetings, performing technical research, and supporting supervisors and teammates on active initiatives.
• Use department-specific tools and software for day-to-day work.
• Deliver 1-2 backend features or enhancements end-to-end.
• Write and modify production-ready API code.
• Work with real datasets and understand data flow through backend systems.
• Navigate and contribute confidently to a modern backend codebase.

Requirements

• Rising junior or senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong programming fundamentals in at least one object-oriented language (e.g., C#, Python).
• Understanding of how APIs work (HTTP, request/response, basic REST concepts).
• Familiarity with relational databases and writing basic SQL queries.
• Ability to debug problems and reason through backend logic.
• Experience building projects beyond coursework (projects, internships, or co-ops).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and willing to take initiative.

Skills

• C#
• Python
• SQL
• .NET
• AWS Lambda
• Azure Functions
• GCP
• Git
• CI/CD

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time
• Internship

Experience Level

• Intern

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Salary/Compensations

• USD $20.00 - USD $25.00 /Hr.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• College credit (if applicable)
• Intern development programming
• Cross-team and interdepartmental Lunch & Learns

About the Company

• Cadent ignites seamless connections between brands, publishers, and consumers.
• Our predictive AI orchestrates outcomes across any platform, any media, and every stage of the customer journey.
• Cadent is seeking to actively engage with our employees from a wide variety of cultures and to connect with our clients differently.
• Our workforce has generational diversity that supports greater innovation when we maximize representation of all diversity.
• Our active employee resource groups promote engagement across all groups of individuals that are represented within the company and externally.

Equal Opportunity

• Cadent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to supporting all it’s employees when it comes to Inclusion & Diversity.
• Cadent’s policy is to provide equal opportunity for applicants & employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual identity or orientation, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability or medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual and reproductive health decisions, genetic information, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), pregnancy, culture ancestry, familial or caregiver status, military status, veteran status, socioeconomic status, unemployment status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other basis prohibited by law.
• and will not discriminate against the basis of disability.
• This commitment is honored when it comes to decisions on hiring, recruiting, training, promotions, compensations, benefits, transfers and terminations.