Software Engineer Intern

About us

Clients are mostly mid-sized companies in New York.

The internship

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. 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. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

Who can apply

Based in the US for the duration of the internship. Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2026 or 2027. Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period. Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY). Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours. Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.

What you'll learn

How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored. Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers. Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $47.50 to $55.00 per hour

What we offer

Home office setup stipend. Return offer opportunities. Flexible hours. Paid company holidays.

Most hires start within two to three weeks of an offer.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at New York City Knowledge.