Python Engineering Intern (Remote)

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Founded in 1997, we now have 1,300 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

The program

Glenforge is hiring a Python Engineering Intern for Immediately. 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. Remote position. Most of the team is in San Antonio, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

What we're looking for

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

Nice to have

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you'll learn

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Intern pay: $39.00 to $50.00 per hour

Benefits for interns

• Flexible hours
• Company laptop
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Home office setup stipend

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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