Software Engineer Intern

About Mid-South Interactive

More than 430 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day

Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028. Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. Based in the US for the duration of the internship. Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection. A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself. Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY).

Bonus points

Contributions to an open source project, however small.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $55.50 - $57.00 per hour

What we offer

Paid company holidays. Return offer opportunities. Paid sick time.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Mid-South Interactive.