Backend Engineering Intern

About LFL Cloud:

Clients range from single-location retailers to franchise groups with hundreds of stores, all running our point-of-sale and loyalty software. LFL Cloud builds scheduling and dispatch software for field service companies, from two-truck plumbing outfits to regional HVAC contractors. Founded in 2013, we now have 140 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

The internship:

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. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility.

What you'll do:

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

Requirements:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $43.00 - $50.50 an hour

What we offer:

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Company laptop.
• Flexible hours.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Paid sick time.
• Final presentation to leadership.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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