Backend Development Intern - Remote

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. We started in 1995 and have grown to about 2,700 people.

Internship overview

Heatherlight Labs 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. Remote internship with a team based in Madrid. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Working hours overlap with Central European Time.

What you'll do

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

Who you are

• Final-year students or recent graduates of BSc in CSE, EEE, BBA or a related subject
• Available for at least 30 hours a week from home
• 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
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Preferred qualifications

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you get out of it

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next

Program dates: Immediately, 2 months.

Intern pay: $400 - $500 per month

What we offer

• Internet allowance
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Performance bonus

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

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