Software Engineer Intern (Remote)

Across New York, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging. Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer. Lunch is usually whatever is closest to the client site.

Internship overview:

Lilacbench is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027. Our Internal Tools 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 is a remote internship. You will work with our team in New York City, and the stipend is paid monthly in reais. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Responsibilities:

Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same. 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. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.

What we're looking for:

Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028. Eligible to work in Brazil. 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. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

Preferred qualifications:

Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express. Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef. Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you'll learn:

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. You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.

Program dates: Summer 2027, 12 months.

Pay: R$8,100-R$8,600/month

Benefits for interns:

Online learning budget. Flexible hours. Paid public holidays. Internet allowance.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Summer 2027.

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