Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

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The internship:

Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Remote, open to candidates across Kenya. Few meetings, lots of written updates. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Responsibilities:

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

What we're looking for:

• Eligible to work in Kenya
• Based in Kenya for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• 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
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Preferred:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: KES 49,000 - KES 52,000 pcm

Perks:

• Certificate of completion
• Company laptop
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Mentorship

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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