Java Developer Intern

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in New York City, New York and two nearshore delivery centres. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

Overview:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our team is spread across 11 countries. Headquarters is in New York City. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our New York City team on daily calls and get a named mentor. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time.

What you'll do:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• 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
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

Who can apply:

• Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2026, 2027 or 2028 batch)
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• 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
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $500 to $530 per month

What we offer:

• 5 days a week
• Certificate
• Performance bonus
• Job offer on successful completion
• Informal dress code

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

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