Python Engineering Intern

About JAK Technologies:

Built in Fort Worth, our document management tool is used by county clerks, title companies and small law offices. Founded in 2019, we now have 120 employees.

Overview:

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. Remote position. Most of the team is in Fort Worth, but nobody is required to come in. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

What you'll do:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• 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
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• 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: 5 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $42.50 - $45.50 per hour

What we offer:

• Flexible hours
• Home office setup stipend
• Learning and development stipend
• Return offer opportunities
• Final presentation to leadership

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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