Python Engineering Intern

Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. More than 9,000 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Founded in 1992, we now have 6,100 employees. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

About the internship

Skiffpath 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. We are headquartered in London and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our London team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do

• 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
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Basic qualifications

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects

Preferred qualifications

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you'll learn

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Program dates: Immediately, 12 weeks.

Pay: $46.00 - $48.50 per hour

What we offer

• Paid company holidays
• Learning and development stipend
• Paid sick time
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Final presentation to leadership

Skiffpath is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Immediately.

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