Software Engineering Intern
About The Position
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) delivers a fully optimized research experience, seamlessly integrated with a powerful discovery platform to support the information needs and maximize the research experience of our end-users. Headquartered in Ipswich, MA, EBSCO employs more than 2,700 people worldwide, with most embracing hybrid or remote work models. As an AI-enabled service leader, we thrive on innovation, forward-thinking strategies, and the dedication of our exceptional team. At EBSCO, we’re driven to inspire, empower and support research. Our mission is to transform lives by providing reliable and relevant information — when, where and how people need it. We’re seeking dynamic, creative individuals whose diverse perspectives will help us achieve this global, inclusive mission. Join us to help make an impact. Your Opportunity As a Software Engineering Intern on Team.Matrix, you’ll contribute to the modernization of a critical internal debugging utility currently hosted in a legacy diagnostic website called Zion Reloaded, written in JavaScript with React. This tool is used to debug search-service runtime deduplication. Your work will help preserve valuable diagnostic functionality while enabling the retirement of the legacy system. You’ll gain hands-on experience working across frontend and backend technologies, learning how real-world internal tools are migrated, validated, and productionized.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Python or JavaScript using Flask
- Familiarity with web application concepts (frontend, backend, APIs)
- Basic exposure to React or other modern JavaScript frameworks
- Willingness to learn and work with existing codebases
- Ability to write clear documentation and communicate technical questions effectively
Nice To Haves
- Prior coursework or projects involving Django, Flask, or similar Python web frameworks
- Experience working on migrations, refactors, or legacy code in academic or personal projects
- Strong curiosity about how internal tools support large-scale systems
- Attention to detail when validating functionality and behavior
Responsibilities
- Review and understand the existing Zion Reloaded diagnostic utility written in JavaScript (React), including its user workflows and behavior
- Assist in migrating the utility to a Python + JavaScript backend using Flask
- Help port frontend functionality from React/JavaScript to integrate with a Flask-based backend
- Implement or extend Flask APIs/endpoints used by the diagnostic tool
- Help ensure functional parity by testing the new implementation against the legacy site
- Write and maintain basic unit or integration tests to validate expected behavior
- Contribute to documentation, including setup instructions and usage notes
- Collaborate with Team.Matrix engineers to troubleshoot issues and refine the migrated tool
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Career Level
Intern
