Software Engineer Trainee

Bollard Capital is a fee-only advisory practice with two advisors, a paraplanner and an office manager. We're looking for a Software Engineer Trainee. The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. We are headquartered in San Jose and have been hiring remotely since 2020. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in San Jose, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

You'll help with:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• 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

About you:

• Women starting or restarting their careers are encouraged to apply
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

4 months, starting immediately. Stipend: $500 - $530 per month.

Perks: Letter of recommendation, Mentorship from senior team members, Informal dress code, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

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