Backend Development Intern

Internship details

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. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

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

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

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

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

6. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

Skill(s) required: SQL, Git, Java

Who should apply

1. Based in Nepal

2. Own laptop and a reliable internet connection

3. Available for the full internship period, work from home

Stipend: NPR 25,000 to NPR 26,000 per month + incentives

Duration: 4 months | Start date: Dec 2026

Perks: Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Performance bonus, Internet allowance, 5 days a week, Certificate

Number of openings: 2

About the company

The product is a mobile app plus a React web dashboard, with a Python and PostgreSQL backend on AWS. Founded in 2020, we now have 70 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

We look at every application, usually within a week.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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