SDE Intern

About us

Every report is written by the person who did the testing, not a separate writing team. Certifications across the team include OSCP, GPEN and CISSP. Background checks are required, and some client work requires a government clearance.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. You will intern remotely with our team in Philadelphia. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. A stable internet connection and a backup power option are required.

Day to day

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• 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
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

Requirements

• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home, ideally with a UPS backup
• Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home
• Based anywhere in Pakistan
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

What you get out of it

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $300 - $320/month

Perks

• Letter of recommendation
• Certificate
• Mentorship from senior team members

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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