Junior Software Engineer Intern (Hybrid)
Lighthouse Hiring Innovations
About Lighthouse Hiring Innovations
Lighthouse Hiring Innovations is a proud Canadian AI-driven startup on a mission to bring
efficiency and transparency to the hiring process. Our platform automates resume screening
and leverages machine learning to match best-fit candidates with hiring managers—reducing
time-to-hire and giving recruiters back precious hours.

What's in it for you:

• Compensation & Growth: Earn competitive compensation: $25/hr for 40 hours
• Stock Options: You'll receive meaningful equity through stock options, sharing directly
  in the success and growth of the company.
• Flexible & Remote: Work with a flexible schedule—just ensure collaboration overlap
  with our core hours. Work remotely for most of the week. Expected to attend our
  downtown Toronto office once a week.
• Career Development: Report directly to our CTO, Sebastian Lopez, offering direct
  mentorship and strategic exposure to startup leadership and operations.
• Agile & Collaborative Culture: Be part of a small, tight-knit team where your voice is
  heard. We run weekly sprints, encourage open communication, and keep bureaucracy to
  a minimum.Participate in all stages of product development, from ideation and
  architecture to release and support.
  Our Hiring Process (transparent & straightforward):

1. Initial Phone Call (30 mins): Understand your background and ambition.
2. Technical Interview (60 mins): Technical component with some short answer questions
   along with a realistic scenario.
3. Final Conversation & Culture Fit (60 mins): Meet the founding team to ensure mutual
   fit.
   Position Overview
   As a Junior Software Engineer Intern at Lighthouse, you’ll get hands-on experience working
   across our full tech stack—front-end, back-end, and everything in between. You’ll collaborate
   directly with the CTO and CEO to design, build, and ship new features that have real impact on
   our product roadmap. This role is perfect for a motivated engineer who is finishing their
   bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a related field) and wants to make a tangible
   difference at an early-stage startup. You’ll be empowered to speak up, propose new ideas, and
   see your work in production as we continue scaling our AI-driven hiring platform.
   What You’ll Do

• Participate in Solutioning & Design

○ Work alongside our CTO and CEO to understand business goals and translate
them into technical requirements.
Brainstorm architecture and design patterns for new functionality—both
server-side and client-side.
○ Review technical proposals and provide feedback on trade-offs, performance,
and maintainability.

• Implement & Ship Features
  ○ Contribute to our Python-based RESTful back end, building new endpoints,
  services, and integrations.
  ○ Collaborate on the front-end codebase (JavaScript/TypeScript/React) to create
  intuitive, responsive UIs.
  ○ Write unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure high code
  quality and minimize regression.

• Production & Integration Support

○ Help troubleshoot issues in development, staging, and production environments
(Cloud Run).
○ Assist with monitoring dashboards, alerting rules, and root-cause analysis when
bugs arise.

• Collaboration & Teamwork

○ Be an active member of sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives—sharing
progress, blockers, and ideas.
○ Voice your insights throughout the development cycle: we want you to challenge
assumptions, suggest optimizations, and drive innovation.

• Continuous Learning

○ Stay up-to-date with best practices in software engineering, code quality, and
emerging technologies.
○ Seek feedback on your work and iterate to improve your code, design, and
overall approach.

What You’ll Bring

• Educational Background

○ Currently finishing (or recently completed) a Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Strong Fundamentals

○ Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and core design patterns.
○ Familiarity with software architecture principles (e.g., separation of concerns,
microservice design).

• Back-End Experience

○ Comfortable building or consuming RESTful APIs in Python (Flask, FastAPI,
Django, or similar).
○ Hands-on experience writing database queries and schema design using SQL
(PostgreSQL preferred).

• Front-End Experience

○ Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript, and knowledge of a modern front-end
framework (React, Vue, or Angular).
○ Understanding responsive design concepts and basic UX/UI principles.

• Version Control & CI/CD

○ Working knowledge of Git and collaborative workflows (e.g., feature branches,
pull requests, code reviews).
○ Familiarity with setting up or consuming CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab
CI, or similar).

• Soft Skills & Attitude

○ Strong communication skills—you’re not afraid to ask clarifying questions or
propose alternative approaches.
○ A growth mindset: eager to learn new tools, frameworks, and coding best
practices.
○ Self-motivated and comfortable working in a small team where everyone wears
multiple hats.
○ A passion for improving processes and delivering measurable impact to both
hiring teams and candidates.

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• Cloud & DevOps

○ Experience with Google Cloud Platform, particularly Cloud Run, Cloud Build,
or Cloud Storage.
○ Familiarity with Docker containers.

• Microservices & Event-Driven Design

○ Exposure to building or maintaining microservices—contextual awareness of
inter-service communication (REST, Pub/Sub).
○ Understanding of asynchronous task queues (Celery, Cloud Tasks).

• Testing & Automation

○ Prior experience with test-driven development or writing comprehensive
integration tests.
○ Knowledge of performance profiling tools or logging/monitoring frameworks.

• UX/UI Design

○ Any background in designing intuitive user flows or creating
wireframes/mockups for web applications.