Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. Core hours are 10 to 3, and the rest of the day is flexible.

The internship

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Our headquarters is in Cary, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Remote internship with a team based in Cary. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Responsibilities

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.

Requirements

• Based in Portugal for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Preferred

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

What you'll learn

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.
• 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.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: €1,400-€1,850 monthly

Perks

• Flexible hours.
• Company laptop.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Mentorship.
• Internet allowance.
• Online learning budget.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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