Web Development Intern (Remote)

Across New York, the company runs 14 branch offices and a central depot for hardware staging and imaging. Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer. Lunch is usually whatever is closest to the client site.

Internship overview

Lilacbench is hiring a Web Development Intern for Spring 2027. Our Customer Dashboard team runs the company website, admin panel and a few internal tools. The intern will help on all three. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the US. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Responsibilities

• Test forms and checkout flows before each release and log issues in Jira.
• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast.
• Connect frontend screens to REST APIs and handle loading and error states properly.
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features.
• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live.
• Build reusable UI components and add them to the shared component library.
• Convert Figma designs into responsive pages using React, HTML, CSS and Tailwind.
• Attend sprint planning and the twice-weekly standup over Google Meet.

Who you are

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Hands-on practice with React or Angular through projects or coursework.
• Understanding of how APIs, JSON and HTTP status codes work.
• Portfolio, GitHub or live project links showing at least two websites you built.

Nice to have

• Any freelance web work for paying clients.
• Some knowledge of MongoDB, MySQL or Firebase.
• Experience with Next.js or TypeScript.

What you'll learn

• Writing frontend code that other people can read and maintain.
• How to work from Figma handoffs and talk to designers about edge cases.

Program dates: Spring 2027, 12 weeks.

Intern pay: $44.00-$55.00 an hour

Perks

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Flexible hours.
• Company laptop.

Lilacbench is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

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