Software Engineering Intern, Spring 2027

About SE Apps:

SE Apps is a 18-person software shop in Philadelphia. The founders still answer support tickets. Small accounting firms in Pennsylvania use our engagement letter and e-signature tool, and most heard about us from a colleague. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

About the role:

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. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Responsibilities:

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

Who can apply:

• 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
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• 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
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

What you'll learn:

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• 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

Duration: 16 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $44.00 - $60.50 per hour

Perks:

• Company laptop
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Learning and development stipend
• Home office setup stipend
• Return offer opportunities

We read every application and reply within about a week.

Duration: 16 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

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