Backend Development Intern

Sellers use the platform to list used outdoor gear, and we handle payments, shipping labels and buyer protection. We operate a subscription e-commerce site selling coffee, tea and brewing gear, shipped from our own warehouse. We ship small changes daily rather than big quarterly releases.

About the role:

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 position. Most of the team is in Colombo, but nobody is required to come in. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

Responsibilities:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

What we're looking for:

• Based in Sri Lanka
• Available for the full internship period
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

What you get out of it:

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• 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

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 60,000-LKR 65,000 a month

Perks:

• Letter of recommendation
• Performance bonus
• Certificate
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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