Backend Engineering Intern

Most clients live within an hour's drive and come in for reviews twice a year. We're looking for a Backend Engineering Intern. The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Remote within the US. The team meets in New York City once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

You'll help with

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

Requirements

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

16 weeks, starting Jan 2027. Stipend: $44.00 to $50.00 per hour.

Perks: Paid sick time, Flexible hours, Home office setup stipend.

Agencies: please do not contact us about this role.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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