Backend Engineering Intern

Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer. Brickset is a managed services provider with 800 employees, supporting more than 1,500 client organizations across the US. Our dress code is a company polo and clean jeans.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within the US. The team meets in Boston once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• 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.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Duration: 16 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $42.50 - $56.50/hr

What we offer:

• Company laptop.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Paid sick time.
• Paid company holidays.

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

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