Backend Engineering Intern

Since 2014, the company has run a comparison site for car insurance, mortgages and credit cards. We're looking for a Backend Engineering Intern. 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. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you will do

• 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.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.

You should be

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

6 months, starting immediately. Stipend: $48.00 to $49.00 per hour.

Perks: Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual), Company laptop, Final presentation to leadership, Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager, Return offer opportunities, Home office setup stipend.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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