Engineering Intern, Platform

Who we are:

Headquartered in Hartford, the company runs operations centers in Connecticut and two other locations. Institutional clients include pension funds, endowments and insurance companies. Founded in 1974, we now have 800 employees.

Overview:

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility.

Responsibilities:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred:

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Contributions to an open source project, however small

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $53.50 - $54.50/hr

What we offer:

• Final presentation to leadership
• Learning and development stipend
• Paid sick time
• Paid company holidays

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Emerald Coast Financial LLC.