Backend Development Intern

About the internship

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. As an intern, you will:

1. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

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

3. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

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

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

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

Skill(s) required: Java, Data Structures, REST API, Node.js

Who can apply

1. Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program

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

3. Based in Nepal

Stipend: NPR 24,000-NPR 28,000 per month (fixed)

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Perks: Certificate, Flexible work hours, Internet allowance, Job offer on successful completion, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers

Number of openings: 2

About Sprucewater Labs

Sprucewater Labs is a 21-person software shop in Kathmandu. The founders still answer support tickets. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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