Software Engineer Trainee

About us:

Chesapeake Business Technology is a managed services provider with 450 employees, supporting more than 1,500 client organisations across the US. Across Illinois, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging. Our dress code is a company polo and clean jeans.

Overview:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our team is spread across 11 countries. Headquarters is in Chicago. You will intern remotely with our team in Chicago. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Responsibilities:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

Who can apply:

• Women wanting to start or restart their career can also apply
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration
• Are able to join within 15 days
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2026 or 2027 batch)
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026 or 2027
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

What you get out of it:

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $500-$700/month

What we offer:

• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Letter of recommendation
• Certificate

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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