Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Started in 1971 as a two-truck operation, the company is now one of the larger 3PLs in Finland. Technology teams build the TMS, WMS and customer portals in-house. Founded in 1971, we now have 4,600 employees.

About the internship:

Etelä Supply Chain is hiring an Industrial Placement, Software Engineering for Jul 2027. 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 within Finland. The team meets in Helsinki once a quarter, travel covered. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Responsibilities:

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

What we're looking for:

• Eligible to work in Finland
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

Preferred qualifications:

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• 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
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Program dates: Jul 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Pay: €1,950-€2,150 per month

Perks:

• Company laptop
• Flexible hours
• Letter of recommendation
• Paid public holidays
• Certificate of completion
• Internet allowance

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Jul 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Etelä Supply Chain Oyj.