.NET Developer Intern

Who we are:

Sprucewater Labs is a 21-person software shop in Kathmandu. The founders still answer support tickets. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku.

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. This role is fully remote within Nepal. Standard office hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around them. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Day to day:

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• 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.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• 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.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

What we're looking for:

• Available for the full internship period, work from home.
• Based in Nepal.
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Bonus points:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you get out of 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.
• 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: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: NPR 24,000 - NPR 29,000 pcm

What we offer:

• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Job offer on successful completion.
• Performance bonus.
• Informal dress code.

We may close this posting early once we have enough applications.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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