Backend Engineering Intern

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in Ahmedabad and several other countries.

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. Our headquarters is in Ahmedabad, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Ahmedabad. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Responsibilities:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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

Who can apply:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the 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
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Preferred:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $51.50 - $57.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Flexible hours
• Return offer opportunities
• Paid company holidays
• Final presentation to leadership

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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