Backend Development Intern

Who we are

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Sydney, New South Wales and two nearshore delivery centres.

About the role

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Sydney, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. You will need some overlap with Australian Eastern time in the mornings. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

What you'll do

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

Who can apply

• Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program
• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home, ideally with a UPS backup
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $400 - $500/month

Perks

• Internet allowance
• Letter of recommendation
• Certificate
• Flexible work hours
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Laptop provided for the internship

Duration: 4 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Eastern Technologies Pty Ltd.