Backend Engineering Intern

Most of the day-to-day work involves portfolio rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting and quarterly reviews. Quarter-end is busy, and everyone helps with client review prep.

About the role:

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Remote within the US. The team meets in Memphis once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning.

Day to day:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• 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.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

What we're looking for:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Bonus points:

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $45.00 - $48.00 per hour

Perks:

• Home office setup stipend.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Paid company holidays.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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