Django Developer Intern (Remote)

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We started in 1980 and have grown to about 2,700 people. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

The program:

Älv Labs is hiring a Django Developer Intern for Within 2 weeks. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Stockholm, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

Responsibilities:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.

Basic qualifications:

• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2026 or 2027 batch)
• Can start immediately or within two weeks.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you get out of it:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• 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.

Program dates: Within 2 weeks, 6 months.

Intern pay: $600-$750 monthly

What we offer:

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

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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