Java Developer Intern

Galecross Labs operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in New York City and several other countries.

Internship overview:

Galecross Labs is hiring a Java Developer Intern for Immediately. The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. You will intern remotely with our team in New York City. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time.

What you'll do:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

Who you are:

• Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration.
• Can start immediately or within two weeks.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Compensation: $600 - $650/month

What we offer:

• Informal dress code.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Flexible work hours.
• Free access to paid learning courses.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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