Frontend Engineering Intern

Staghurst IT is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager. Founded in 2021, we now have 24 employees. Certification exams are paid for, and passing one comes with a raise.

Overview

This internship suits a student who has already built a few websites and wants to work on a codebase with other people. Remote position. Most of the team is in Houston, but nobody is required to come in. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Day to day

• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features
• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet
• Build reusable UI components and add them to the shared component library
• Fix layout bugs across Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and on small mobile screens
• Test forms and checkout flows before each release and log issues in Jira

Requirements

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments
• Hands-on practice with React or Angular through projects or coursework
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Able to commit 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $35.50-$44.00 per hour

Perks

• Paid sick time
• Paid company holidays
• Home office setup stipend
• Company laptop
• Learning and development stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Most hires start within two to three weeks of an offer.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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