Backend Development Intern

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Internship overview

Stagshore is hiring a Backend Development Intern for Immediately. The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. The company is based in Pune, India. Our team works from several countries. Remote internship with a team based in Pune. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

What you'll do

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

What we're looking for

• Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program
• Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection, ideally with a UPS backup
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you'll learn

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Intern pay: $350-$500/month

What we offer

• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Performance bonus
• 5 days a week

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 Stagshore.