Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Who we are

More than 360 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

The internship

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. Remote, open to candidates across Germany. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• 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
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

Who can apply

• Eligible to work in Germany
• Based in Germany for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

Nice to have

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: €2,250 - €2,400 monthly

Perks

• Paid public holidays
• Internet allowance
• Online learning budget
• Company laptop

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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