Software Engineering Intern

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

Overview

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. Our team is spread across 8 countries. Headquarters is in Chandler. Remote internship with a team based in Chandler. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

What you'll do

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

Who can apply

• Eligible to work in Latvia
• Available for the full internship period
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• 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
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

What you'll learn

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jun 2027

Stipend: $2,200 - $2,400 monthly

Perks

• Flexible hours
• Online learning budget
• Letter of recommendation

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jun 2027.

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