Software Engineering Intern - Remote

Help desk calls are answered from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with an on-call tech covering nights and weekends. From the Seattle office, we cover clients within about a two-hour drive and support remote sites through RMM tools. After-hours on-call comes around every fourth week.

About the role

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 Seattle, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

What you'll do

• 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.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

Requirements

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $43.00 to $47.50 an hour

Perks

• Company laptop.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Paid company holidays.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Apply with your resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Prairiedesk Business Technology.