R&D Trainee: Backend-Focused Full-Stack Engineer

CWILL; North Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

PTO

Paid Holidays

Insurance

Job summary

CWILL is seeking a recent US university graduate to join our R&D Management Trainee program. You’ll be embedded in a product engineering team, working on production systems from day one with mentorship from senior engineers.

Over time, you’ll grow into an engineer who can independently own modules and make technical decisions, contributing to features across the full stack as part of Shopify-focused SaaS products.

Qualifications

• Recent US university graduate (BS or MS) or within 1–2 years of graduation.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Go, or PHP.
• Web fundamentals: HTTP, RESTful API design, frontend-backend interaction, and relational databases.
• Basic SQL and database understanding (MySQL or PostgreSQL).
• Able to read documentation, debug systematically, and own your work through completion.
• Reliable and communicative — surface problems early and follow through on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Build features across the full stack with a backend focus: APIs, business logic, data processing, and third-party integrations
• Participate in technical solution design, coding, integration testing, and deployment
• Take ownership of the quality of the features you build and deliver them to spec
• Follow team engineering standards: code reviews, documentation, and testing; proactively communicate progress, risks, and blockers

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Java

Go

PHP

SQL

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

REST API

Job description

CWILL is seeking a recent US university graduate to join our R&D Management Trainee program. You’ll be embedded in a product engineering team, working on production systems from day one with mentorship from senior engineers.

Over time, you’ll grow into an engineer who can independently own modules and make technical decisions, contributing to features across the full stack as part of Shopify-focused SaaS products.