Backend Development Intern

About Lagoon Online:

Since 2019, the company has run a comparison site for car insurance, mortgages and credit cards.

The internship:

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. You can work from home anywhere in Sri Lanka. We have no office requirement. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Responsibilities:

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

What we're looking for:

• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• Based in Sri Lanka
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Available for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 65,000 to LKR 69,000 a month

Perks:

• Performance bonus
• Job offer on successful completion
• Informal dress code
• Mentorship from senior team members
• 5 days a week
• Flexible work hours

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lagoon Online (Pvt) Ltd.