Software Developer Intern

Who we are

More than 9,000 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

About the role

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 within the US. The team meets in Irving once a quarter, travel covered. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Responsibilities

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

What we're looking for

• 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 2027 or 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects

What you'll learn

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: June 2027

Stipend: $47.00 - $54.50 per hour

Perks

• Learning and development stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Paid sick time

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: June 2027.

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