Backend Development Intern

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Founded in 1979, we now have 2,600 employees.

Internship overview:

Pokhara Technologies is hiring a Backend Development Intern for Immediately. 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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Nepal. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Your projects:

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.

Who you are:

• Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program.
• Available for the full internship period, work from home.
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2027.
• 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)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

Nice to have:

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.

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.

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Intern pay: NPR 25,000 - NPR 32,000 pcm

What we offer:

• 5 days a week.
• Certificate.
• Flexible work hours.
• Free access to paid learning courses.
• Laptop provided for the internship.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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