Software Engineering Intern

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. Ryeside HQ operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

Internship overview

Ryeside HQ is hiring a Software Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. We are headquartered in Cologne and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Cologne team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Your projects

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

What we're looking for

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Preferred qualifications

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you get out of it

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.

Program dates: Summer 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Compensation: $44.00 - $62.00 an hour

Perks

• Paid company holidays.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Final presentation to leadership.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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