INTERNSHIP - Software Developer Intern; at Caxy Interactive Chicago, IL
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Software Development
Front End Developer, React.js, Full Stack Developer, Backend Developer
INTERNSHIP
- Software Developer Intern (8-10 weeks) job at Caxy Interactive. Chicago, IL.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
We are looking for some green and aspiring developers to join our team for the summer to get some hands‑on experience with modern techstack and supporting tech systems software in production environments. Our team is full of curious folks that believe in formal learning, informal learning, and mastery through direct experience to real‑world problems for client projects. As an agency, we work in a number of modern tech frameworks, but our sweet spot is the Java script space.
We are particularly fond of the React/Type Script/Node/Nest/GraphQL stack. We leverage both relational and non-relational DBs (mySQL/Postgres and Mongo/Dynamo) as appropriate fo the situation. We are looking for 4-6 interns to join us for 8-10 weeks through the full software development lifecycle. They will work independently and on teams, in our office downtown.
This position will be mentored directly by Dev Leads, Training Leads, PMs, Developers for technical support. They will also have access to the CTO, COO, and other team leadership for professional development support during their time.
The details below outline the general expectations of what an 8-10 week internship looks like s includes an incomplete list of resource materials and tasks that will be assigned and available for learning and exposure.
We are looking to bring folks on inearly June.
You'll be comfortable with the following things:
- Our code review process - participating, labels, updates, rebases
- Setting up / running projects in docker
- Scrum standup updates
- Scrum planning process
- Writing architecture approach
- Understanding parts of the business requirements, design, ideation, and development life cycles. You'll do this through hands‑on, applied learning practices.
- Writing and updating frontend tests through puppeteer and similar products
- Writing and updating unit and functional tests
- End-to-end testing, updating test plans, and filing/solving bugs and issues reported
- Pairing work with developers of different skills and backgrounds
- React and Typescript
- NestJS and NodeJS
- GraphQL API (and possibly some REST APIs or 3rd party integrations)
- NestJS framework
- mySQL or Postgres
- Mongo or Dynamo (this may be limited based on projects available, which is okay)
- CSS grids/Flexbox, Design-to-Dev implementation, Responsive Typography (scaling fonts), SVG Essentials and Animations
- Async and Object-Oriented JS, Type Script, Adv. CSS, etc.
- Async JS, Dev Design Patterns, State Machines in JS, Production-Ready Type Script (adv), Adv. Git, JS Performance
- Node, AWS/Servers, Docker, API Design
- Java script Fundamentals ( and Advanced Concepts
- Node and GraphQL ( API Design)
- React Fundamentals and Adv. Concepts ( (Hooks, Reducers, Routing, State Management, Jest, Type Script
- Own some or all of the testing of production applications
- Learn to setup and configure AWS instances for new products (as available)
- Own parts of key features through writing tickets, contributing to architecture, and building it either on your own in a pair (as time and skill allows)
- They can complete 2 pt tickets within estimate
- Writing tests, pair programming, and other support as determined by mentors and managers.
- More work as assigned
Day To Day:
- Attend stand ups for all…
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