Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

The product is a mobile app plus a React web dashboard, with a Python and PostgreSQL backend on AWS. Most of what we build is back-office software for property managers, including lease tracking, work orders and tenant payments. Founded in 2021, we now have 150 employees.

About the role:

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Remote internship with a team based in Edison. 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.

Day to day:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• 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

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028
• Eligible to work in the UAE
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• 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

What you get out of it:

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: AED 15,000 to AED 16,500/month

What we offer:

• Online learning budget
• Company laptop
• Paid public holidays
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Mentorship

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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