Software Developer Intern

ABOUT US

Profitable, no outside investors, and no plans to take any. We grow when customers pay us. Founded in 2013, we now have 17 employees.

THE INTERNSHIP

Our Internal Tools 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. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT

• 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: 5 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $41.50-$50.00 an hour

WHAT WE OFFER

• Home office setup stipend
• Return offer opportunities
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Paid sick time
• Company laptop

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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