Software Engineering Intern

About Quinlan Telephone

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centers and network operations centers. We started in 2005 and have grown to about 400 people.

The internship

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote, open to candidates across the US.

Day to day

Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result. 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. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

Requirements

Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply. Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028. Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. Based in the US for the duration of the internship. 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). Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

Bonus points

Contributions to an open source project, however small. Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work. Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $39.50 to $54.50 an hour

Perks

Learning and development stipend. Final presentation to leadership. Paid sick time. Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual).

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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