Software Developer Intern

About us

More than 430 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

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 New York City once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing.

Responsibilities

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

Preferred

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you'll learn

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $46.50-$54.00 per hour

What we offer

• Paid sick time.
• Company laptop.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Learning and development stipend.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mid-South Interactive.