Engineering Intern, Platform - Remote

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Chicago, Illinois and two nearshore delivery centers. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

About the role

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Remote within the US. The team meets in Chicago once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

What you'll do

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Who can apply

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Bonus points

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

Duration: 16 weeks

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $48.50 - $52.50 an hour

Perks

• Company laptop
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Return offer opportunities

No recruitment agencies, please.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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