Backend Development Internship
Design the API, model the database, handle the auth. Then watch the front-end interns build against it and tell you what you got wrong.
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
- Node.js
- Express
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- JWT
- Docker
Your API has real consumers in the same building
This is the difference that matters: the front-end and mobile interns build against your endpoints. Ship a bad contract and you will hear about it in the same afternoon.
- 1You design the schema and endpoint contract first
- 2You publish the API docs before writing the handlers
- 3Front-end interns integrate and file real bugs
- 4You version, fix and deploy without breaking them
No prior Node needed: weeks 1 to 3 cover JavaScript, Express and SQL from zero.
// Week 5: validation, pagination, real error codes router.get('/v1/orders', auth('staff'), async (req, res, next) => { try { const { page = 1, limit = 20, status } = req.query; if (limit > 100) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'LIMIT_TOO_LARGE', max: 100 }); const { rows, total } = await orders.list({ page: Number(page), limit: Number(limit), status }); res.set('X-Total-Count', total); res.json({ data: rows, page: Number(page) }); } catch (err) { next(err); } });
Eight things you will actually be able to do
JavaScript and Node
Async/await, modules, error handling and the runtime model behind it.
REST API design
Resources, verbs, status codes, pagination, versioning and a contract that lasts.
Database modelling
Normalisation, relationships, indexes and queries that stay fast at scale.
Authentication
JWT, refresh tokens, password hashing, roles and route-level permissions.
Validation and errors
Request validation, consistent error shapes and never leaking stack traces.
Testing
Unit and integration tests against a real test database, run in CI.
Deployment
Environment config, Docker, migrations and deploying without downtime.
Performance
Query profiling, N+1 problems, caching and knowing what to measure.
The 12-week plan
Four phases. Each one ends in a deliverable that is reviewed and graded before the next opens.
Foundations
JavaScript, Express and SQL from the ground up.
- JavaScript and Node fundamentals, async/await
- Express routing, middleware and project structure
- SQL basics: select, join, group, index
- Git branching, pull requests and code review
A working CRUD service over a three-table schema, with seed data and a Postman collection.
API design
Designing a contract before writing the code behind it.
- Resource modelling, versioning and status codes
- Request validation and consistent error responses
- Pagination, filtering, sorting and search
- OpenAPI documentation the front-end team reads
A documented v1 API that the front-end interns integrate against, with published OpenAPI specs.
Auth and data
Real users, real permissions, real relationships.
- Password hashing, JWT and refresh token rotation
- Role-based access control and route guards
- Complex joins, transactions and migrations
- File uploads, storage and background jobs
A secured API with two user roles, transactional writes and a tested migration path.
Ship and operate
Getting it live and keeping it healthy.
- Integration tests and CI on every pull request
- Dockerising the service and environment config
- Logging, monitoring and structured error tracking
- Portfolio case study, CV rewrite, mock interview
A deployed API with CI, monitoring and documentation, plus a public repository and case study.
Every intern ships an API someone else depends on
You own the backend for a live Ezitech brief. Front-end and mobile interns build their capstones on top of your endpoints, which means your contract has to hold.
- Documented REST API with real consumers
- Modelled database, auth and role permissions
- Deployed, tested and monitored







What every Ezitech intern gets
Three things that make this different from a course you watch on a screen.
Live client briefs
You work on real Ezitech projects with real deadlines and real revision rounds, not recycled practice exercises.
A mentor, not a playlist
Weekly reviews with someone who does this work for a living, plus a team of interns around you to build with.
Portfolio and experience letter
You finish with shipped work you are allowed to show and a letter that says exactly what you delivered.
Verified certificate
Issued by Ezitech Institute and verifiable by employers.
Experience letter
On company letterhead, stating exactly what you delivered.
A deployed API
A documented, deployed service with a public repository.
Interview preparation
CV rewrite, portfolio case study and a technical mock interview.
A route into the team
Top performers are considered first for paid junior roles.
Confidence in review
Twelve weeks of defending your own work to a senior practitioner.
Built for you if
- You are an undergraduate or fresh graduate in CS, IT or SE
- You know basic programming logic in any language
- You prefer data and logic to pixels
- You want a deployed service on your CV, not a localhost demo
Not a fit if
- You want a certificate without doing the work
- You cannot give 25 hours a week for 12 weeks
- You are looking for a purely theoretical course
- You want to skip review and work alone
Questions people ask
Everything applicants email us about, answered before you apply.
Do I need to know Node.js or SQL already?
How many hours a week does it take?
Is it remote or onsite?
Will I actually deploy the API, or just run it locally?
Can final-year students apply?
How do I apply?
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