Engineering Intern, Platform

Built in Fort Worth, our document management tool is used by county clerks, title companies and small law offices. 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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

YOU SHOULD BE

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

6 months, starting immediately. Stipend: $44.50 to $53.50 per hour.

Perks: Paid sick time, Company laptop, Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual).

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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