Engineering Intern, Platform

The platform hosts certification programs for several professional associations. We're looking for an Engineering Intern, Platform. 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. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

THE WORK

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• 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.

ABOUT YOU

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.

10 weeks, starting May 2027. Stipend: $43.50 - $51.00 an hour.

Perks: Learning and development stipend, Final presentation to leadership, Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual), Home office setup stipend, Return offer opportunities, Flexible hours.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 10 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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