Java Developer Intern

We run a fiber backbone of over 20,000 route miles, plus data centres and network operations centres. Headquartered in Nantes, the company has 136,300 employees and contact centres in four locations.

About the internship:

Saltbox Telecom is hiring a Java Developer Intern for Immediately. 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. You will intern remotely with our team in Nantes. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Your projects:

• 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
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

Who you are:

• Based in Nepal
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026 or 2027
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Nice to have:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef

What you'll learn:

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Program dates: Immediately, 2 months.

Pay: $300 - $450 monthly

What we offer:

• Informal dress code
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Letter of recommendation
• Internet allowance

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

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