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.

The program:

Ryeside HQ is hiring a Software Engineering Intern for June 2027. Our Core Services 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. 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. Good written English matters here, since most updates are written.

Your projects:

• 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.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

Basic qualifications:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.

What you'll learn:

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• 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: June 2027, 12 weeks.

Compensation: $46.00 to $65.00 per hour

Benefits for interns:

• Return offer opportunities.
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Flexible hours.
• Home office setup 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.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: June 2027.

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