Backend Engineer Intern

**Backend Intern to Full-Time Opportunity** **HelioAI (helioai.tech)** HelioAI is building a reliable AI concierge for Shopify brands, helping shoppers get accurate answers, discover products faster, and complete purchases with confidence, while reducing support workload for brands. We’re looking for a **Backend Intern** with hands-on **Node.js** experience who can dedicate **6–8 hours a day** and wants to work on real production systems across **Shopify + AI infrastructure**. This role begins as a **4-month internship**. Based on performance, consistency, and ownership, it can be converted into a **full-time role**. The same structure applies to compensation as well: an internship stipend during the first 4 months, followed by a revised full-time salary upon conversion. **Fresh graduates are welcome too** if you’ve built real projects, enjoy solving backend problems, and love shipping fast. ### What you’ll do * Build backend services using **Node.js + TypeScript** * Integrate **Shopify Admin APIs** (**REST/GraphQL**) and webhooks * Create reliable workflows with **retries, rate limits, and idempotency** * Work on **caching, background jobs, and performance improvements** * Improve **logging, monitoring, and backend stability** * Ship small, clean PRs with clear updates and consistent delivery ### What you’ll work on * Shopify onboarding, store sync, and webhook pipelines * Billing and usage tracking across monthly and variable plans * Conversation-to-order attribution infrastructure * AI-powered tools for catalog fetch, order status, policies, and FAQs ### Skills we’re looking for * Strong basics in **Node.js, TypeScript, Express/Fastify** * Working knowledge of **MongoDB or Postgres** * Understanding of **Redis** and caching fundamentals * Good debugging mindset and clean coding habits * Bonus if you’ve worked with **BullMQ, queues, GraphQL, or Shopify apps** ### Why this role * Work on real production systems, not dummy assignments * Ship features weekly and learn by building * Get direct exposure to **AI + ecommerce infrastructure** * Opportunity to move from internship to full-time based on performance ### To apply Send your **Resume + GitHub + links to 2 projects you’ve built** to: **[https://www.linkedin.com/in/prkskrs/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/prkskrs/)**