Top Remote Internships in Santa Cruz, CA

Work on real-world web applications across frontend and backend. Use modern frontend frameworks (React/Angular/Vue) and backend tech (Node.js, Python, Java, PHP). Integrate RESTful APIs with databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL), debug, test, optimize performance, and collaborate with designers and product teams while gaining hands-on mentorship.

Student internship supporting People Operations: create a strategic hiring plan for a part-time Coordinator, build internal communication structures for the internship program, and complete a course-aligned project with mentor guidance to develop internal processes for educational and marketing teams.

Design onboarding protocols, procedures, documentation, checklists, and reference materials for interns, volunteers, and program participants. Collaborate with the Founder and CEO, interns, and stakeholders to build onboarding systems, identify process gaps, and recommend improvements. This fully remote, unpaid three-month internship requires 5–10 hours weekly and offers mentorship and practical HR and operations experience.

Create and publish social media content across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok; engage with community comments and messages; track performance using Adobe Express analytics powered by Metricool; prepare simple reports; and support campaign and content-series planning. This is a fully remote, unpaid three-month internship requiring 5–10 hours weekly, with mentorship and portfolio-building opportunities.

Maintain and update a WordPress website, organize and publish LearnPress course content, troubleshoot minor site issues, and support ongoing website improvements. The intern will collaborate with an AI Curriculum Intern, report to the Founder and CEO, and gain hands-on web management and LMS administration experience in a fully remote, three-month internship.

Support internship and volunteer recruiting by posting roles through Dover and social channels, screening applications, communicating with candidates, refining recruiting materials, and coordinating interviews. This fully remote internship offers hands-on talent acquisition experience, mentorship, and exposure to applicant tracking systems and recruiting workflows. The commitment is 5–10 hours weekly for three months, with North Carolina residency preferred and no prior recruiting experience required.

Remote, unpaid internship for current high school students interested in AI, business, or startups. Interns receive training on AI agents and business software, test the Admitpro.ai platform by identifying bugs and evaluating features, provide product feedback, and create and present an independent competitor analysis and startup strategy project.

Create and publish short-form video content, schedule and manage social media posts, monitor engagement, grow audiences across multiple platforms, analyze performance metrics, and collaborate with founders on content calendars and marketing initiatives. The internship also includes training in AI tools, analytics, and content strategy.

Project-based marketing internship creating a marketing strategy for JMI's educational content. Interns work within a six-person marketing team, are matched with volunteer mentors, and will produce strategic media to promote content and membership. Flexible project scope to meet spring internship course requirements.

Create standard design guidelines and graphic assets to support the marketing team and fellow interns. Work is project-based, guided by a volunteer mentor, and flexible to meet course internship requirements.

Support JMI's marketing team by creating customer profiles, helping develop targeting strategies for other interns, and completing a flexible, course-aligned market research project under mentor guidance.

Research grant opportunities, draft grant applications and supporting materials, refine the organization’s case for support, track deadlines and outcomes, and maintain a grants calendar and pipeline. The intern will work remotely with the Founder and CEO for 5–10 hours weekly over three months, gaining hands-on nonprofit development and grant writing experience through mentorship.

Create and structure AI literacy curriculum, research instructional frameworks, develop course materials and assessments, publish content through LearnPress, and refine lessons using participant feedback. The intern will work remotely with the Founder and Web Manager Intern for 5–10 hours weekly over three months. No prior curriculum design experience is required; reliability, curiosity, and authorization to volunteer in the United States are required.

Maintain and update Salesforce participant-tracking systems, build program outcome reports, clean and organize data, and support Salesforce workflow development. The intern will learn Salesforce administration, reporting, and process design while supporting nonprofit program reporting. This is a fully remote, unpaid three-month internship requiring 5–10 hours per week, with North Carolina residency preferred and mentorship provided.

R&D intern developing and validating compiler features for high-performance computing. Responsibilities include analyzing CPU/GPU performance, reading PTX and LLVM assembly, implementing hardware intrinsics and mathematical algorithms, fixing compiler bugs, creating benchmarks and demos, and writing technical documentation. The role requires strong C++ or C# skills, understanding of memory management and object-oriented programming, and interest in CUDA, OpenMP, GPU architecture, algorithms, and numerical methods.

Supports specific stop loss claim audits by reviewing medical documentation, validating records, analyzing medical and pharmaceutical claims data, identifying discrepancies and overpayments, and preparing audit reports. The intern uses Microsoft Office tools, maintains PHI confidentiality, communicates findings, and assists with process improvement initiatives. This is a remote, flexible internship of approximately 20 hours per week.

Work with the development team to build and debug web applications: write Python backend code, create responsive HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontends, integrate frontend and backend, participate in code reviews and testing, learn frameworks and document progress.

Assist in designing and building full-stack web applications using the MERN stack. Work on frontend (React) and backend (Node/Express), create responsive UIs, develop RESTful APIs, manage MongoDB databases, debug and optimize applications, collaborate in code reviews and agile sprints, and stay current with web development trends.

Support mechanical engineering team in CAD modeling, FEA, tolerance analysis, and prototype validation for rack- and row-based data center infrastructure. Create manufacturing-ready drawings, support BOM and lab testing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout new product development.

Support electrical design, build and test prototypes, perform power distribution and load calculations, document test results and schematics, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers, and learn industry compliance and system-level electrical architecture in a lab environment.

Supports consumer marketing and brand growth through strategic business planning, category and competitor analysis, P&L support, product innovation, pricing, merchandising, consumer research, marketing communications, and performance tracking. Collaborates with sales, finance, supply, regulatory, demand planning, global marketing, and agency partners. The four-month internship provides formal and on-the-job development, with potential consideration for full-time employment.

Accounting intern supporting general ledger accounting and budgeting activities under supervision, with regular progress meetings with the VP of Accounting. The role is fully remote with optional work from company locations and allows flexibility around school schedules up to 29 hours per week. Interns must be enrolled in an accounting degree program at an eligible university and possess strong Excel skills.

Support CEO and leadership on market intelligence, financial modelling, go-to-market strategy, partnerships and PMO. Run competitor analysis, size segments, build investor-ready business plans, craft value propositions and support partner negotiations while tracking cross-functional OKRs and dashboards.

Supports enterprise AI transformation through machine learning, generative AI, data science, retrieval-augmented generation, and workflow automation. Responsibilities include data preparation, feature engineering, model development and evaluation, monitoring, dashboard and documentation creation, and secure AI application development. The intern collaborates with IT, AI transformation teams, data stewards, and business stakeholders to deliver practical AI and analytics solutions while following security, privacy, and responsible AI requirements.

Supports pharmacists and healthcare providers in chronic care and remote patient monitoring programs. Responsibilities include patient engagement calls, medication reconciliation, chart preparation, care plan documentation, EHR updates, task coordination, compliance tracking, and collaboration with clinical teams. The intern also assists with administrative duties, follows CCM and RPM regulations, documents patient interactions, and participates in professional development and care conferences.