Software Engineering Intern (Remote)

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

The program:

Frisco Data is hiring a Software Engineering Intern for Jan 2027. Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Your projects:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• 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.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

Who you are:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• 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++.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

Preferred qualifications:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Program dates: Jan 2027, 4 months.

Compensation: $41.50 - $50.50 an hour

Perks:

• Flexible hours.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Learning and development stipend.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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