Backend Development Intern

About the internship

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Your day-to-day work will include:

1. Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.

2. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.

3. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack

4. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

5. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Skill(s) required: Data Structures, Linux, Python, REST API, English Proficiency (Written)

Eligibility

1. Based anywhere in Pakistan

2. Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home

Stipend: PKR 95,000 - PKR 130,000 per month (fixed)

Duration: 6 months | Start date: Immediately

Perks: Performance bonus, Informal dress code, Laptop provided for the internship

Number of openings: 6

About DBS Digital

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

Please include your notice period and salary expectations.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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