Backend Development Intern - Remote

Internship details

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

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

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

6. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Skill(s) required: Data Structures, SQL, English Proficiency (Written), Java, Git

Eligibility

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

2. Based anywhere in Pakistan

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

Stipend: $300 to $350 per month (fixed)

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Perks: Certificate, Job offer on successful completion, Informal dress code, 5 days a week, Mentorship from senior team members

Number of openings: 2

About Prairie Apps

We run a marketplace with over 300,000 active sellers and fulfillment centres in four regions. Since 2002, the company has expanded from listings into payments, shipping and seller financing. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Prairie Apps LLC.