Backend Engineering Intern

Headquartered in Kansas City since 2002, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. We're looking for a Backend Engineering Intern. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote position. Most of the team is in Kansas City, but nobody is required to come in. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

You'll help with:

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

You should be:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.

5 months, starting Feb 2027. Stipend: $44.50 - $50.50/hr.

Perks: Company laptop, Final presentation to leadership, Flexible hours.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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