Software Development Engineer( Backend) - Intern

What you'll do

• Design and build backend services and REST APIs using Node.js
• Write, optimize, and troubleshoot SQL queries and database schemas
• Own features from design through deployment, including monitoring in production
• Deploy and manage services on AWS
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to define clean API contracts
• Write unit and integration tests, and participate actively in code reviews
• Debug and resolve production issues as part of an on-call rotation

What we're looking for

• 1–2 years of professional coding experience
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and object-oriented programming
• Proficiency in Node.js/JavaScript or TypeScript, Python or Java/Kotlin
• Solid SQL skills — comfortable writing joins, aggregations, and reasoning about schema design
• Working knowledge of AWS fundamentals (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS)
• Demonstrated coding ability through past projects, internships, or coursework
• Understanding of REST API design principles
• Ability to write clean, testable, maintainable code and take feedback well in code review

Nice to have

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to microservices or event-driven architecture
• Familiarity with React or another frontend framework
• Experience with NoSQL databases alongside SQL

This backend software development internship focuses on building Node.js services and REST APIs, working with SQL and AWS, and supporting features through production deployment. The role also involves testing, code reviews, and troubleshooting live services.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Design and implement backend services and REST APIs.
• Write and improve SQL queries and database schemas.
• Take features from design through deployment and production monitoring.
• Deploy and manage services on AWS.
• Coordinate API contracts with frontend engineers.
• Write unit and integration tests and contribute to code reviews.
• Investigate production issues and participate in an on-call rotation.

Good fit signals

• Has 1–2 years of professional coding experience and strong data-structure and object-oriented programming fundamentals.
• Can work with Node.js/JavaScript or TypeScript, Python or Java/Kotlin, and SQL.
• Understands REST API design and AWS fundamentals, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.
• Can demonstrate coding through projects, internships, or coursework and writes maintainable, testable code.
• Docker, CI/CD, microservices, event-driven architecture, frontend frameworks, or NoSQL experience would be helpful, but is listed as nice to have.