Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

About us

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Founded in 2007, we now have 540 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 Norway. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Day to day

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• 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
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Requirements

• Eligible to work in Norway
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Preferred

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: NOK 22,000 to NOK 26,000 monthly

Perks

• Mentorship
• Paid public holidays
• Online learning budget
• Flexible hours
• Possibility of a full-time offer

Duration: 4 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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