Remote Software Engineer Intern: Backend & APIs

Linkyn; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from founder

Portfolio-ready projects

Job summary

Linkyn seeks a Software Engineering Intern to help build production systems for an AI-powered outreach platform. This remote, summer internship offers hands-on ownership across backend automation, APIs, and full-stack product work.

Preference for ET-friendly candidates in NY/NJ or Eastern Time. You will work on RESTful APIs, automation, and data modeling, with exposure to Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Postgres, Docker, and Cloudflare.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed degree in a technical field such as CS, engineering, or math.
• Experience building real software projects outside of coursework.
• Proficiency with statically typed languages (TypeScript, Java, Go, C, C++, Rust or similar).
• Comfort building web apps with TypeScript, React, or Next.js.
• Understanding of backend APIs, databases, and system design.
• GIT experience and codebase literacy.
• Strong communication, ownership, and willingness to learn in a startup.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services, APIs, and automation workflows for Linkyn's core product.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for outreach, signals, personalization, and tooling.
• Improve automation algorithms for identifying relevant people and outreach opportunities.
• Work with Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Postgres, Cloudflare, Docker, and Tailwind.
• Contribute to full-stack features including dashboards, forms, and UX improvements.
• Refactor code for reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Optimize queries, API flows, background tasks, and app performance.
• Collaborate with the founder on product decisions and architecture.
• Write documentation for systems, setup steps, and key decisions.
• Ship production-quality code with care and ownership.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Git

Go

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Engineering (or related)

Tools

Supabase

PostgreSQL

Docker

Cloudflare

Tailwind

Job description

Linkyn seeks a Software Engineering Intern to help build production systems for an AI-powered outreach platform. This remote, summer internship offers hands-on ownership across backend automation, APIs, and full-stack product work.

Preference for ET-friendly candidates in NY/NJ or Eastern Time. You will work on RESTful APIs, automation, and data modeling, with exposure to Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Postgres, Docker, and Cloudflare.