Software Engineering Intern

Across Illinois, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging. Founded in 2011, we now have 250 employees.

The internship

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. Remote within the US. The team meets in Chicago once a quarter, travel covered. Few meetings, lots of written updates. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

Who can apply

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

What you get out of it

• 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.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.

Duration: 16 weeks

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $38.50 to $48.50 an hour

Perks

• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Flexible hours.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

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