Summer Software Engineering Intern

Coalfield HQ runs an online marketplace where homeowners book local handymen, cleaners and movers. Local news, classifieds and event listings for California make up the core of the site. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

About the role

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. The company is based in Los Angeles, the US. The team is distributed across several countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Los Angeles. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

What you'll do

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.

Who can apply

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027.
• Eligible to work in Ukraine.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.

Preferred

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $1,850 to $2,100/month

Perks

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Certificate of completion.
• Mentorship.
• Flexible hours.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

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