Frontend Engineering Intern

About Kilnbank IT:

Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer.

About the role:

Our Web Platform team runs the company website, admin panel and a few internal tools. The intern will help on all three. Remote within the US. The team meets in Houston once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

What you'll do:

• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live.
• Test forms and checkout flows before each release and log issues in Jira.
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site.
• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet.
• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast.
• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests.
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck.

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• 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.
• Willing to learn new tools quickly and ask questions when blocked.
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request.
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work.
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection.

Bonus points:

• Any freelance web work for paying clients.
• Experience with Next.js or TypeScript.

What you get out of it:

• How to work from Figma handoffs and talk to designers about edge cases.
• Certificate, letter of recommendation and flexible hours during exams.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $34.00 to $45.00 per hour

What we offer:

• Final presentation to leadership.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Paid company holidays.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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