Software Engineer Intern

HCH Certified Public Accountants is a top-50 accounting and advisory firm with 350 people in offices across the US. Since 1929, the firm has grown through mergers with regional CPA practices. Fridays in summer end at noon.

OVERVIEW

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within the US. The team meets in Lakewood once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

WHO CAN APPLY

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

PREFERRED

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $39.50-$51.50 per hour

PERKS

• Final presentation to leadership
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Return offer opportunities
• Home office setup stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Paid company holidays

Please include a short note on why this role interests you.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at HCH Certified Public Accountants.