Software Engineer Intern

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Internship overview

Graniterun is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for Jun 2027. 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. Our headquarters is in Chicago, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Remote internship with a team based in Chicago. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Responsibilities

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028
• Available for the full internship period
• 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
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work

Preferred qualifications

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you'll learn

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Program dates: Jun 2027, 6 months.

Pay: $2,200-$3,050 monthly

Benefits for interns

• Internet allowance
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Company laptop
• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion
• Letter of recommendation

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jun 2027.

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