PHP Developer Intern

About us

Clients rely on us for laptop setup, Intune enrolment, backup monitoring and after-hours help when something breaks. Based in Mississauga, Mississauga Data Systems also runs a small colocation rack for clients who want local backups. We started in 2005 and have grown to about 70 people. Lunch is usually whatever is closest to the client site.

About the role

This internship suits a student who has already built a few websites and wants to work on a codebase with other people. You will intern remotely with our team in Mississauga. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET.

What you'll do

• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live
• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code
• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site
• Convert Figma designs into responsive pages using React, HTML, CSS and Tailwind
• Build reusable UI components and add them to the shared component library
• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests
• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast

Who can apply

• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home, ideally with a UPS backup
• Willing to learn new tools quickly and ask questions when blocked
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)

Preferred

• Basic understanding of SEO and Core Web Vitals
• Any freelance web work for paying clients

What you'll learn

• Certificate, letter of recommendation and flexible hours during exams
• Strong interns get a full-time offer or a paid extension

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $300-$320/month

Perks

• Free access to paid learning courses
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Performance bonus

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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