Software Engineer Intern (Spring 2025)
About Us: Arctex is a software development company specializing in software as a service (SaaS) products. We are creating CollegeAppAssist.com, a Chrome extension to help guide high schoolers within college & scholarship application websites and fill them out faster.
We are looking to hire software engineer interns for Spring 2025. We plan on launching our beta version in January while adding more features and fixing any bugs.
Note: This position will be unpaid as we are currently bootstrapping initial expenses. As such, we will assign you a reasonable workload with only 1 task a week. We plan to raise funding from angel investors in the future.
Frontend Tech Stack: React, JavaScript, Tailwind, Chrome Extension API, Git, GitHub
Backend Tech Stack: Express, Node, JavaScript, MongoDB, Stripe API, Google OAuth, Git, GitHub
Responsibilities
As a software engineer intern, potential responsibilities include:
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using industry best practices and coding standards.
- Analyze user needs and software requirements to design solutions and implement them effectively.
- Document code consistently throughout the development process and produce comprehensive documentation for reference.
- Work closely with developers, designers, and product managers to deliver high-quality software solutions and ensure software functionality and reliability.
- Communicate effectively with team members to share ideas, discuss technical issues, and provide updates on project progress.
Qualifications
- Experience with one or more programming languages/frameworks listed above.
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git & GitHub).
- Comfortable working remotely and asynchronously for 5-10 hours a week (1 task assigned each week).
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment, being open to receiving assistance from others.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Things we offer:
- Remote/Work From Home
- Flexible & asynchronous work hours.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Opportunity to work on real-world projects and gain hands-on experience.
- Commitment to career development and training
The interview process is one interview and we will NOT ask you a LeetCode question. It will revolve around software development topics and a behavioral question.