Software Engineering Intern

Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about. Founded in 2008, we now have 12 employees. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

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. Remote position. Most of the team is in Arlington, but nobody is required to come in. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

Day to day

Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage. 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. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.

Requirements

Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Based in the US for the duration of the internship. Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours. Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY). Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

What you'll learn

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. How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $44.50 to $51.50 per hour

What we offer

Company laptop. Return offer opportunities. Home office setup stipend. Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager. Paid sick time. Flexible hours.

Agencies: please do not contact us about this role.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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