Backend Engineering Intern

Most of what we build is back-office software for property managers, including lease tracking, work orders and tenant payments. We started in 2002 and have grown to about 90 people.

The internship

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This role is fully remote within the US. Standard office hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around them.

Responsibilities

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Bonus points

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics

What you'll learn

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next

Duration: 10 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $42.00 to $48.50 per hour

Perks

• Company laptop
• Paid sick time
• Home office setup stipend
• Flexible hours
• Final presentation to leadership

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Oakland Apps, LLC.