# How We Support Intern Growth through Challenge and Practice

DevFeed: [How We Support Intern Growth through Challenge and Practice](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-we-support-intern-growth-through-challenge-and-practice-1643.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/the-developer-intern-experience>)

Author: Toni Akinwumi

Published: 2017-08-25T21:48:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-requests.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [internships](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internships.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [onboarding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/onboarding.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

This article describes Shopify's developer internship experience, including the four-month program, interview process, store-building exercise, onboarding, mentorship, team assignments, paired programming, pull-request reviews, and regular feedback. It also gives an example of an intern working on permissions, queries, beta flags, and automated tests for Shopify endpoints.

## Source excerpt

4 minute read An essential part of working as a developer is getting practical experience in the real world, of which internships can play a meaningful part. The Shopify internship program, which started back in 2011, runs for four months during the summer, fall, and winter terms. Interns can work from one of our offices in Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.