Remote Position
[Remote] Backend Developer Intern (Restaurant OS) — Fully Remote
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ZOVU is building a connected operating system for restaurants. The Backend Developer Intern will contribute to backend software by developing functionality, investigating problems, and collaborating with the engineering team as the platform moves toward launch.
Responsibilities
- You'll contribute to real software, develop new functionality, investigate problems, and work alongside our engineering team to bring ZOVU closer to launch
- This is a hands-on internship where you'll develop your backend engineering skills through practical work, technical guidance, and collaboration with our engineering team
Skills
- You've already built backend functionality through internships, freelance work, professional experience, or substantial personal projects
- You're comfortable with server-side JavaScript or TypeScript, APIs, and relational databases
- You've encountered technical problems, investigated them, and worked toward reliable solutions
- You can clearly explain what you personally built, rather than only describing what your team accomplished
- You've worked with Git and understand the importance of readable, maintainable code
- You can make progress on assigned work, communicate blockers, and ask useful questions when needed
- You're comfortable collaborating in English with a remote, international team
- You must be able to start within three months of applying
- Experience contributing to production software, business applications, or products used by real customers
- Approximately 32 hours per week preferred
Benefits
- 100% remote
- Contribute to an actual software platform preparing for its first restaurant launches
- Work on meaningful features, not just practice assignments
- Collaborate with developers and receive feedback on your work
- Strengthen your skills through real development challenges
- Join at an early stage where individual contributions can have a visible impact
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