Backend Development Intern

We run a marketplace with over 300,000 active sellers and fulfillment centres in four regions. Since 2006, the company has expanded from listings into payments, shipping and seller financing. Founded in 2006, we now have 570 employees.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote position. Most of the team is in Karachi, but nobody is required to come in. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Responsibilities

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

Who can apply

• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection, ideally with a UPS backup
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Bonus points

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

What you'll learn

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: PKR 60,000-PKR 70,000 per month

What we offer

• Letter of recommendation
• Informal dress code
• Job offer on successful completion

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Canyonside Labs.