Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Chicago, Illinois and two nearshore delivery centres. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

About the internship

Skiffward is hiring a Software Engineering Placement (12 months) for Summer 2027. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. We are headquartered in Chicago and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will intern remotely with our team in Chicago. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT.

Responsibilities

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

What we're looking for

• Eligible to work in South Korea
• Available for the full internship period
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Preferred qualifications

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work
• 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
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Program dates: Summer 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Compensation: ₩3,500,000 - ₩4,600,000 monthly

What we offer

• Mentorship
• Paid public holidays
• Company laptop

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

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

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