Django Developer Intern

Patel Press owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across the US. We employ 210 journalists, producers, engineers and sales staff.

About the role:

Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Our team is spread across 20 countries. Headquarters is in Los Angeles. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Los Angeles, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

What we're looking for:

• Are able to join within 15 days
• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2026 or 2027 batch)
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026 or 2027
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $550 to $750 monthly

What we offer:

• Certificate
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Free access to paid learning courses

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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