Engineering Intern, Platform - Remote

Headquartered in Rome, the company runs operations centers in Lazio and two other locations. Rome Advisors manages assets for more than 200,000 clients through 120 offices. Dress is business casual, and suits come out for client meetings.

Internship overview:

Rome Advisors is hiring an Engineering Intern, Platform for Jan 2027. 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. The company is based in Rome, Italy. We are a distributed team spread across a few time zones. You will intern remotely with our team in Rome. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours overlap with Central European Time.

Responsibilities:

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

What we're looking for:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

What you get out of it:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.

Program dates: Jan 2027, 12 weeks.

Compensation: $46.50 - $53.50 per hour

Perks:

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Learning and development stipend.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Final presentation to leadership.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

This position requires a background check.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Rome Advisors S.p.A..