Software Engineer Trainee

Internship details

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. Your day-to-day work will include:

1. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

2. Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.

3. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

4. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

5. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

6. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

7. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.

8. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

Skill(s) required: REST API, Node.js, Python

Who can apply

1. Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration

2. Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection

Stipend: $650 - $850 monthly

Duration: 6 months | Start date: Immediately

Perks: Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, 5 days a week, Flexible work hours

Number of openings: 2

About Yarrowhook

Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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