Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Who we are:

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.

About the role:

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. We are headquartered in Cary and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will intern remotely with our team in Cary. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. Communication happens mostly in Slack and short video calls.

Day to day:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• 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
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

What we're looking for:

• Eligible to work in Portugal
• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Based in Portugal for the duration of the internship
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,650-€2,000 monthly

What we offer:

• Flexible hours
• Online learning budget
• Company laptop
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Internet allowance
• Paid public holidays

Duration: 4 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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