Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Clients are mostly credit unions, medical groups and municipal governments in Lombardy. Founded in 2008, we now have 44 employees.

About the role:

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 Italy.

Responsibilities:

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

Requirements:

• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Italy for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Eligible to work in Italy.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• 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.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

Bonus points:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you'll learn:

• 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.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,000 to €1,400 per month

Perks:

• Letter of recommendation.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Company laptop.

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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