Performance Engineer Internship — Build Scalable APIs in NC

Energy Innovation Corp; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid learning

Health coverage

Mentorship

Flexible Fayetteville, NC setup

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp. in Fayetteville, NC is seeking a mid-level Performance Engineer for an internship position. You will own a technology service end-to-end, implement secure authentication flows, and architect fault-tolerant distributed systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on learning, real responsibility, and the chance to influence architecture while collaborating with a skilled team. Ideal candidates bring Linux proficiency, REST API curiosity, and strong interpersonal skills, with a

Qualifications

• Fluent with gRPC and hands-on experience.
• Strong Linux knowledge and shell proficiency.
• Curious about REST APIs and web services.
• Customer-focused mindset with good interpersonal skills.
• Able to adapt to changing business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own a technology service end to end, from Kafka schema to on-call rotation
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Process Improvement
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Process Improvement and REST API
• Refactor the technology module Energy Innovation Corp has been afraid to touch
• Harden Energy Innovation Corp's Networking auth so the NC audit comes back clean
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Process Improvement

Skills

gRPC

Linux

REST API

Customer focus

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Energy Innovation Corp. in Fayetteville, NC is seeking a mid-level Performance Engineer for an internship position. You will own a technology service end-to-end, implement secure authentication flows, and architect fault-tolerant distributed systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on learning, real responsibility, and the chance to influence architecture while collaborating with a skilled team. Ideal candidates bring Linux proficiency, REST API curiosity, and strong interpersonal skills, with a