Backend Development Intern (Remote)

About us:

Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in Los Angeles and several other countries. Since 2021, the company has expanded from listings into payments, shipping and seller financing. We started in 2021 and have grown to about 450 people. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

The internship:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Los Angeles, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific.

Day to day:

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

Who can apply:

• Can start right away or within the next two weeks
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration
• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2027
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics

What you get out of it:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $500 - $650 per month

Perks:

• Internet allowance
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Job offer on successful completion
• Flexible work hours
• Letter of recommendation

Please include your notice period and salary expectations.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Tamarackreach Interactive LLC.