Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Mumbai Commerce operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. We started in 1988 and have grown to about 112,900 people. We ship small changes daily rather than big quarterly releases.

The program:

Mumbai Commerce is hiring an Industrial Placement, Software Engineering for Jul 2027. 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 team is spread across 11 countries. Headquarters is in Mumbai. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Mumbai, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in.

What you'll do:

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

Basic qualifications:

• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you get out of it:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Program dates: Jul 2027, 6 months.

Intern pay: $2,300 to $2,800 per month

Perks:

• Internet allowance
• Flexible hours
• Paid public holidays
• Mentorship
• Letter of recommendation

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jul 2027.

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