Python Engineering Intern

About Oakland Data

Customers use our platform to manage equipment rentals: reservations, check-out, damage photos, invoicing and QuickBooks sync. Most of what we build is back-office software for property managers, including lease tracking, work orders and tenant payments. Founded in 1998, we now have 100 employees.

About the role

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 within the US. The team meets in Oakland once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Responsibilities

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• 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
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Who can apply

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Bonus points

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $44.50 - $59.00/hr

Perks

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop
• Paid company holidays
• Learning and development stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

This position requires a background check.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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