Front End Developer Intern

About Kowalski Commerce

Our website and apps help renters search listings, schedule tours and submit applications. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

The internship

Our Growth Engineering team runs the company website, admin panel and a few internal tools. The intern will help on all three. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Responsibilities

• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast.
• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet.
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck.
• Fix layout bugs across Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and on small mobile screens.
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site.
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features.

Who can apply

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026 or 2027.
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection.
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request.
• Portfolio, GitHub or live project links showing at least two websites you built.
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments.
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Hands-on practice with React or Angular through projects or coursework.

Preferred

• Experience with Next.js or TypeScript.
• Any freelance web work for paying clients.
• Some knowledge of MongoDB, MySQL or Firebase.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $37.50 - $48.00 an hour

What we offer

• Paid company holidays.
• Flexible hours.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

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