Backend Engineering Intern

Dell, HP and Lenovo hardware is sold and supported for schools and local governments, as it has been since 2012. We're looking for a Backend Engineering Intern. 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. Remote within the US. The team meets in Minneapolis once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

You'll help with:

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

About you:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

10 weeks, starting May 2027. Stipend: $39.00 - $50.00 per hour.

Perks: Flexible hours, Paid sick time, Learning and development stipend, Home office setup stipend.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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