Backend Engineering Intern

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Founded in 1997, we now have 1,300 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

Internship overview

Glenforge is hiring a Backend Engineering Intern for Jan 2027. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This role is fully remote within the US. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. Good written English matters here, since most updates are written.

Your projects

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• 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
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you get out of it

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Program dates: Jan 2027, 12 weeks.

Pay: $47.00 to $50.50/hr

Perks

• Company laptop
• Final presentation to leadership
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Return offer opportunities
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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