Software Engineering Intern (Remote)

ABOUT DOGWOODDECK

Profitable, no outside investors, and no plans to take any. We grow when customers pay us. Our product started as a side project in 1997 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Ontario.

THE INTERNSHIP

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Canada. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• 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
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack

REQUIREMENTS

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Available for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $26.50 - $32.50/hr

WHAT WE OFFER

• Paid sick time
• Learning and development stipend
• Company laptop
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Home office setup stipend

Applications are reviewed as they come in.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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