Full Stack Developer Placement Student

About us

Small accounting firms in Lazio use our engagement letter and e-signature tool, and most heard about us from a colleague. We started in 2013 and have grown to about 11 people. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

About the role

Hawkpoint needs a web development intern to help build and maintain our customer dashboard and marketing pages. The stack is React, Node.js and MongoDB. Remote position. Most of the team is in Rome, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning.

Day to day

• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck.
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site.
• Push code to GitHub through feature branches and pull requests.
• Improve page load times by compressing images, lazy loading and trimming unused code.
• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast.
• Connect frontend screens to REST APIs and handle loading and error states properly.
• Convert Figma designs into responsive pages using React, HTML, CSS and Tailwind.
• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live.

Who can apply

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027.
• Eligible to work in Italy.
• Based in Italy for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments.
• Laptop that can run Node.js and VS Code smoothly, and a stable internet connection.
• Able to commit 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months.
• Willing to learn new tools quickly and ask questions when blocked.
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Portfolio, GitHub or live project links showing at least two websites you built.

Preferred

• Any freelance web work for paying clients.
• Projects deployed on Vercel, Netlify or Render.
• Familiarity with WordPress theme or plugin editing.

What you'll learn

• Writing frontend code that other people can read and maintain.
• Certificate, letter of recommendation and flexible hours during exams.
• You will push code that goes live on a site with real traffic.
• How to work from Figma handoffs and talk to designers about edge cases.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: €900 - €1,150 monthly

Perks

• Internet allowance.
• Company laptop.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Mentorship.
• Certificate of completion.
• Paid public holidays.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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