Java Developer Intern

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We started in 1980 and have grown to about 2,700 people. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

Internship overview

Älv Labs is hiring a Java Developer Intern for Within 2 weeks. 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. Our headquarters is in Stockholm, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Stockholm team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Your projects

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• 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.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.

Who you are

• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026 or 2027.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Preferred qualifications

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

What you'll learn

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.

Program dates: Within 2 weeks, 2 months.

Pay: ₹54,000 to ₹67,000/month

Perks

• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Internet allowance.
• Certificate.
• Performance bonus.
• Job offer on successful completion.
• Informal dress code.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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