Internship Software Engineer Startup Jobs in New York

RRC - Ruiz Recruiting & Consulting is a specialized recruitment firm trusted by startups and enterprise-level companies nationwide. We're working with a leading venture-backed startup pioneering the next generation of AI-driven workflow for enterprise operations.

We're in early stages for a Sr. Software Engineer search. This is for a hands-on engineer and technical leader who can ship business-critical capabilities on tight timelines. You'll own the design and delivery of multi-component features, raise the bar on reliability and security, and help scale the team alongside the CTO through code reviews, mentoring, and pragmatic process improvements.

The Sr. Software Engineer Will:

• Powering the Core Engine: You'll design and operate the scalable Node.js/TypeScript backend services that act as the backbone for our workflow automation platform.
• Scaling the Engineering Org: Working side-by-side with our CTO, you will help mature our engineering culture by modernizing our code review processes to keep delivery fast but flawless.
• Cultivating Technical Excellence: Act as a force multiplier for the team by mentoring engineers, reviewing code, and establishing modern CI/CD and testing standards.
• Driving Projects to the Finish Line: You will own the technical execution of major initiatives, breaking down complex product goals into smart, manageable sprints.
• Building Bulletproof Infrastructure: You'll ensure our systems are robust and fault-tolerant by embedding rate-limiting, idempotency, and multi-tenant isolation into the architecture.
• Protecting Enterprise Trust: Help maintain our enterprise-grade security posture by building solutions that meet strict SOC 2 Type II compliance guidelines.
• Owning the Production Experience: You'll keep our platform highly observable and reliable, actively participating in incident response and refining our operational playbooks.
• Connecting Tech to Product: Work across disciplines with Product, DevOps, and customers to turn user feedback into reliable software.

What You Bring (Your Experience)

• Production-Proven Backend Depth: 6+ years of professional, non-internship software engineering experience, with a deep, hands-on mastery of Node.js and TypeScript in real-world environments.
• System Architecture Ownership: 4+ years architecting and scaling production systems from scratch, with a strong grasp of design patterns, fault tolerance, and high-availability systems.
• Technical Project Leadership: A proven track record of shepherding complex projects across the finish line—from initial scoping and milestone mapping to execution and production delivery.
• Operational Grit: Hands-on experience keeping production services healthy, including setting up robust observability, leading incident response, and refining on-call readiness.
• Hardened Security Focus: Solid experience designing secure applications and implementing SDLC practices that align with enterprise compliance frameworks like SOC 2 Type II.
• Engineering Excellence: Natural adherence to high-quality engineering lifecycles, including strict coding standards, thorough code reviews, automated testing pipelines, and smooth CI/CD processes.

Bonus Points (Preferred Experience)

• Distributed Systems & Orchestration: Direct experience building complex, distributed backend systems (e.g., state machines, workflow/orchestration engines, event-driven architectures, or rule engines).
• Full-Stack Agility: Frontend proficiency with React, Redux, and modern TypeScript/JavaScript to jump in on UI tools when needed.
• Enterprise Integration Patterns: Experience constructing seamless enterprise integrations involving complex auth patterns, webhooks, secure data sync, and immutable audit logs.
• Domain Expertise: Familiarity with customer service operations, contact-center tech stacks, or complex customer support platform workflows.

RRC is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.