Summer Software Engineering Intern

ABOUT BELLWETHER LABS

We operate a subscription e-commerce site selling coffee, tea and brewing gear, shipped from our own warehouse. Sellers use the platform to list used outdoor gear, and we handle payments, shipping labels and buyer protection.

THE INTERNSHIP

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. Our headquarters is in Stamford, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Remote internship with a team based in Stamford. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

WHO CAN APPLY

• Based in Slovakia for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Available for the full internship period
• 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
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $2,100-$2,250 monthly

WHAT WE OFFER

• Internet allowance
• Certificate of completion
• Possibility of a full-time offer

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

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