Software Engineer Intern

Our product started as a side project in 1986 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in North Carolina. Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about. We started in 1986 and have grown to about 41 people. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

The internship

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. This role is fully remote within the US.

Responsibilities

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

What we're looking for

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $46.50 - $52.50/hr

Perks

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid company holidays.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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