Backend Engineering Intern

Apprentices train through a four-year program with classroom nights and on-the-job hours. 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. We are headquartered in Ontario and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Ontario team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time.

You'll help with:

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027.
• Eligible to work in Canada.
• 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)

12 weeks, starting immediately. Stipend: $40.00 - $54.00 an hour.

Perks: Paid sick time, Return offer opportunities, Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager, Learning and development stipend.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Schmidt & Sons Electrical Contractors.