Engineering Intern, Platform

About Mid-South Interactive

More than 430 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within the US. The team meets in New York City once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Responsibilities

Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer. Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.

What we're looking for

Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. 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. Based in the US for the duration of the internship. Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests. Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

Nice to have

Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work. Contributions to an open source project, however small. Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $46.50 - $61.00 per hour

Perks

Flexible hours. Home office setup stipend. Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mid-South Interactive.