MERN Stack Developer Intern

No call centre and no offshore help desk. We're looking for an MERN Stack Developer Intern. Our Frontend team runs the company website, admin panel and a few internal tools. The intern will help on all three. We are headquartered in Omaha and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Omaha team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

The work

• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code.
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site.
• Connect frontend screens to REST APIs and handle loading and error states properly.
• 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.

About you

• Women starting or restarting their careers are encouraged to apply.
• Are able to join within 15 days.
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments.
• 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.

4 months, starting Within 2 weeks. Stipend: $400 - $500/month.

Perks: Letter of recommendation, 5 days a week, Job offer on successful completion.

We are reviewing applications as they arrive, so apply early.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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