Java Developer Intern

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Chicago, Illinois and two nearshore delivery centres.

Internship overview:

Velvetside is hiring a Java Developer Intern for Immediately. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our team is spread across 12 countries. Headquarters is in Chicago. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Chicago, and the stipend is paid monthly in Pakistani rupees. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Your projects:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.

Basic qualifications:

• Based anywhere in Pakistan.
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM 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.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Preferred qualifications:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you'll learn:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Pay: PKR 85,000 - PKR 120,000 pcm

Benefits for interns:

• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Performance bonus.
• Informal dress code.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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