Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. We're looking for an Industrial Placement, Software Engineering. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. We are headquartered in New York City and have been hiring remotely since 2020. Remote internship with a team based in New York City. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you will do

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. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

Requirements

Eligible to work in Colombia. Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028. Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection. Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY).

6 months, starting Dec 2026. Stipend: $1,150 to $1,500 per month.

Perks: Possibility of a full-time offer, Company laptop, Letter of recommendation, Online learning budget, Flexible hours.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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