Python Engineering Intern

More than 430 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

The internship

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

Day to day

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

What we're looking for

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Preferred

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you get out of it

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Duration: 16 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $46.50 to $64.50 per hour

Perks

• Final presentation to leadership
• Flexible hours
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mid-South Interactive.