Backend Development Intern

About the work from home internship

Our Internal Tools team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. As an intern, you will:

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

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

3. Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.

4. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

5. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

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

7. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

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

Skill(s) required: Git, REST API, SQL, JavaScript, Python, English Proficiency (Written), Node.js

Eligibility

1. Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program

2. Based anywhere in Pakistan

3. Own a laptop and have stable internet at home, ideally with a UPS backup

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

Stipend: PKR 65,000 to PKR 69,000 pcm (fixed)

Duration: 6 months | Start date: Immediately

Perks: Laptop provided for the internship, 5 days a week, Internet allowance, Letter of recommendation

Number of openings: 6

About the company

Headquartered in Faisalabad, the company has 460 employees and contact centres in four locations. Enterprise, wholesale and government customers buy Ethernet, wavelength and dark fiber services. Most installers work four 10s, with Saturday coverage on a rotation.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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