Software Developer Intern

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

As an employee of the Boston Fed, you will work to promote sound growth and financial stability in New England and the nation.

You will contribute to communities, the region, and the nation by conducting economic research, participating in monetary policymaking, supervising certain financial institutions, providing financial services and payments, playing a leadership role in the payments industry, and supporting economic well-being in communities through a variety of efforts.

The Boston Fed is one of 12 Reserve Banks, and we serve all or parts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Our mission is accomplished through our Bank's values: diversity, equity and inclusion, innovation, integrity, and leadership.

This position is part of the Bank's Internship/ Co-op Program which is offered to students who are currently enrolled in graduate and undergraduate studies..

This Program identifies talented and qualified candidates who could potentially fill professional job openings in the Bank.

This internship will be primarily on-site at our Boston office.

Job Summary

 

As a Software Developer Intern of the Developer Relations team for FedNow, you will work on the team that develops software tools, utilities, and code samples for FedNow customer technical teams.

The team builds modern frontend and backend tools that will help the customers integrate with FedNow services.

Your passion for software development and interest in building software applications will allow you to help our team define our vision and establish technical best practices.

You will work closely with Engineers and Architects of the FedNow program to develop modern software tools.

The ideal candidate is someone who has an appetite to learn, and a passion for technology, innovation, and developing new skills on evolving technologies.
 
Responsibilities

 

You will be working with the Engineers, Architects and QA teams to help develop and test software that will impact FedNow customers directly on the following:

 


* Work with AWS environments & services.


* Participate in definition/development of interfaces/APIs, prototyping new concepts, develop and improve the tools already in place.


* Work with open-source technologies as needed.


* Work in an Agile environment for projects.


* Work with open-source technologies as needed.


* Provide support for writing and testing software modules and integrate with other software and/or hardware components.


* Help test and debug applications software and systems.


* Establish fundamental business/technical foundation through practice of internal processes and procedures.


* Work with open-source technologies as needed.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:


* Understanding of computer science fundamentals, software development life cycle and best practices.


* Knowledge of any programming languages su...