Django Developer Intern

About the internship

Our Internal Tools 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. As an intern, you will:

1. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

2. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.

3. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

4. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

5. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

Skill(s) required: Java, Git, SQL, English Proficiency (Written), REST API, Data Structures

Eligibility

1. Can start immediately or within two weeks

2. Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply

3. Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration

4. Own a laptop and have stable internet at home

Stipend: $650-$850 per month + incentives

Duration: 6 months | Start date: Jan 2027

Perks: Free access to paid learning courses, Informal dress code, Laptop provided for the internship, Certificate, 5 days a week

Number of openings: 8

About Skiffpath

Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Founded in 1992, we now have 6,100 employees. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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