Engineering Intern, Platform

Incident response is a big part of the work: ransomware recovery, business email compromise and forensic investigations. We're looking for an Engineering Intern, Platform. 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. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

The work

Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. 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. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

About you

Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028. Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY). Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

10 weeks, starting Summer 2027. Stipend: $51.50-$55.50 per hour.

Perks: Learning and development stipend, Home office setup stipend, Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual).

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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