Web Developer Intern

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

The program:

Houston Online is hiring a Web Developer Intern for May 2027. Our Growth Engineering team runs the company website, admin panel and a few internal tools. The intern will help on all three. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Your projects:

• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests.
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck.
• Build reusable UI components and add them to the shared component library.
• Test forms and checkout flows before each release and log issues in Jira.
• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live.

Who you are:

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request.
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments.
• Hands-on practice with React or Angular through projects or coursework.
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with WordPress theme or plugin editing.

What you get out of it:

• Strong interns get a full-time offer or a paid extension.
• Proper Git workflow with branches, reviews and release tags.
• You will push code that goes live on a site with real traffic.
• Writing frontend code that other people can read and maintain.

Program dates: May 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Intern pay: $36.50-$37.50/hr

Perks:

• Learning and development stipend.
• Paid sick time.
• Company laptop.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid company holidays.

Houston Online is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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

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