Backend Engineering Intern

About us

Mumbai Commerce operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. We started in 1988 and have grown to about 112,900 people. We ship small changes daily rather than big quarterly releases.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. We are headquartered in Mumbai and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will intern remotely with our team in Mumbai. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.

What we're looking for

• 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.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $52.50 - $57.50 per hour

Perks

• Paid sick time.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Paid company holidays.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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