Software Developer Intern

Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku. We started in 2010 and have grown to about 43 people. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

The internship:

Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish.

What you'll do:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• 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.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

Who can apply:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

What you'll learn:

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.
• 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: 4 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $43.50 - $47.50 per hour

Perks:

• Paid company holidays.
• Company laptop.
• Flexible hours.
• Learning and development stipend.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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