Django Developer Intern

Founded in 1994, the business writes the billing, metering and customer portal software that small water and electric utilities run on. We're looking for a Django Developer Intern. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our headquarters is in Columbia, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will intern remotely with our team in Columbia. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET.

What you will do:

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

Requirements:

• Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection
• Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2027 or 2028
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

3 months, starting Jan 2027. Stipend: $600 to $650 per month.

Perks: Informal dress code, Job offer on successful completion, Letter of recommendation.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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