Software Engineering Intern

About Tamarackyard Freight

Our warehouses and distribution centers total over 20 million square feet. Tamarackyard Freight is a logistics company with 540 employees and operations in 30 countries.

About the role

Our Internal Tools 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. This role is fully remote within the US.

What you'll do

Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer. Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

Requirements

Available 40 hours a week for the full internship. 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++. 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. Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY). Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

Preferred

Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you get out of it

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. You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $43.50 to $49.50 per hour

What we offer

Learning and development stipend. Flexible hours. Home office setup stipend. Final presentation to leadership. Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Start dates are flexible, usually within a few weeks of an offer.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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