
Software Engineer Intern at Hyperon. Software Engineer Intern (Backend Focus). Commitment:. Part-time (20–40 hrs/week), 3–6 month internship (unpaid). About Us. We’re building software that automates the creation of daily blog posts, running SEO research, and integrating affiliate links/ads. As a Full-Stack Intern, you’ll join a small team to architect and maintain the backend systems that power AI-driven content generation and deployment.. What You’ll Do. . . Design & Build Flask APIs. • Create endpoints to manage “Sites,” “Topics,” and “Posts.”. • Integrate with third-party services (Shopify REST API, SEO data APIs, affiliate/ads APIs). . . . AI Content Pipeline. • Develop modules that call OpenAI (GPT-4/GPT-3.5) with structured prompts.. • Post-process AI output (Markdown/HTML sanitation, replacing link placeholders). . . . Automated SEO Research. • Consume SEO metrics (search volume, difficulty, CPC) from Ahrefs/SEMRush APIs.. • Calculate “priority scores” for keywords and schedule new content automatically. . . . Scheduler & Background Jobs. • Configure APScheduler (or Celery) to run nightly tasks:. – Refresh SEO data. – Recompute scores. – Auto-generate new draft posts. . What You’ll Learn. . . AI & LLM Integration:. Crafting prompts, handling model responses, and post-processing content. . . . Automation at Scale:. Orchestrating nightly pipelines for SEO data, content generation, and publishing. . . . Full-Stack Development:. Database modeling, Flask API design, minimal front-end/admin UI. . . . E-Commerce & Third-Party Integrations:. Working with Shopify’s REST API and various affiliate/SEO APIs. . . . DevOps Best Practices:. Containerization, CI/CD workflows, and deploying a production-grade Flask app.. . What We Offer. . . Mentorship & Growth:. Direct guidance from a senior engineer; regular code reviews and feedback. . . . Real Ownership:. Work on production systems that publish daily content across multiple sites. . . . Portfolio-Building Experience:. Your work will be integral to a large-scale automation platform.. . Company Location: United States.