Engineering Intern, Platform

About KH Lending

Our office is in a converted house near downtown Chicago. KH Lending is a fee-only advisory practice with two advisors, a paraplanner and an office manager.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote position. Most of the team is in Chicago, but nobody is required to come in. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish.

Responsibilities

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• 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
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

Who can apply

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Bonus points

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $38.00 - $54.00 an hour

Perks

• Paid company holidays
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Home office setup stipend

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

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