Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Our commercial banking group lends to manufacturers, health systems and real estate developers.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the UK. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

Responsibilities:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027
• Available for the full internship period
• Based in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred:

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: £13.50 - £16.50 per hour

What we offer:

• Reference on completion
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement
• Access to online training
• Laptop provided

We may close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Peak Bank & Trust Ltd.