Software Development Intern

Internship details

Our Integrations 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. Your day-to-day work will include:

1. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

2. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

3. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

4. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

5. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

6. Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

7. Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

8. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

Skill(s) required: SQL, Node.js, Data Structures, JavaScript

Eligibility

1. Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship

2. Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection

Stipend: $500 - $550 per month

Duration: 2 months | Start date: Jan 2027

Perks: Free access to paid learning courses, Mentorship from senior team members, Job offer on successful completion, Performance bonus

Number of openings: 6

About the company

Copperleaf Media operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Our office has a quiet floor and a loud floor.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Copperleaf Media LLC.