Software Engineer Intern (Remote)

Since 2020, the company has sold practice management software to dental and veterinary clinics in the US. We started in 2020 and have grown to about 50 people.

Overview:

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Remote within the US. The team meets in Denver once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

What you'll do:

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you get out of it:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $43.00 - $50.50 an hour

What we offer:

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Final presentation to leadership
• Company laptop
• Home office setup stipend
• Flexible hours
• Learning and development stipend

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Sandhills Technologies, LLC.