Backend Engineering Intern

About us

Second-generation ownership: the founder's daughter runs the agency now. We started in 1997 and have grown to about 17 people.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Day to day

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

Preferred

• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

What you'll learn

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $40.00 - $55.00 per hour

Perks

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Company laptop
• Learning and development stipend
• Return offer opportunities
• Flexible hours

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Bayview Benefits.