Industrial Placement, Software Engineering

Who we are:

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Founded in 1993, we now have 41,200 employees. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our headquarters is in Manchester, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Remote internship with a team based in Manchester. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Core hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM UK time. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

What you'll do:

• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Requirements:

• Eligible to work in Egypt.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Egypt for the duration of the internship.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

Bonus points:

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $400 - $500 monthly

What we offer:

• Online learning budget.
• Paid public holidays.
• Internet allowance.
• Certificate of completion.

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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