Software Engineering Intern

We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within the US. The team meets in Tallahassee once a quarter, travel covered. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• 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.

Requirements

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $41.50-$43.00 per hour

Perks

• Home office setup stipend.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid company holidays.
• Learning and development stipend.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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