Backend Engineering Intern

School districts license our reading and math curriculum for grades K through 8. Instructional designers, video editors and subject matter experts work together on each course. Founded in 2002, we now have 60 employees. Most of the team are former teachers.

About the role

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. This role is fully remote within the US. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

What you'll do

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• 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.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Who can apply

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• 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.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

Nice to have

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.

What you'll learn

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $40.00 - $55.00 an hour

Perks

• Company laptop.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Swallowview Learning LLC.