Engineering Intern, Platform

Clients use our authoring tool to build SCORM courses without writing code. We're looking for an Engineering Intern, Platform. 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 Albany, but nobody is required to come in. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

You'll help with

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

You should be

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.

4 months, starting Dec 2026. Stipend: $42.00 - $49.00 per hour.

Perks: Paid company holidays, Final presentation to leadership, Home office setup stipend.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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