Web Developer Intern

About Galecross Labs

Galecross Labs operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in New York City and several other countries.

The internship

This internship suits a student who has already built a few websites and wants to work on a codebase with other people. Our team is spread across 6 countries. Headquarters is in New York City. You will intern remotely with our team in New York City. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day

• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck
• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request
• Able to commit 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments
• Willing to learn new tools quickly and ask questions when blocked
• Portfolio, GitHub or live project links showing at least two websites you built

Preferred

• Any freelance web work for paying clients

What you get out of it

• Certificate, letter of recommendation and flexible hours during exams
• How to work from Figma handoffs and talk to designers about edge cases
• Writing frontend code that other people can read and maintain
• You will push code that goes live on a site with real traffic

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Sep 2027

Stipend: €25.50 - €31.50 an hour

What we offer

• Laptop provided
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Flexible working hours
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement

Please send your CV. A cover letter is welcome but not required.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Sep 2027.

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