Backend Engineering Intern

About us

Most clients live within an hour's drive and come in for reviews twice a year. Everyone here is salaried. Nobody is paid on product sales. Founded in 1969, we now have 11 employees.

The internship

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, open to candidates across the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

Who can apply

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• 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.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

What you'll learn

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $37.00 - $51.50 an hour

What we offer

• Company laptop.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

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

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