Node.js Developer Intern

About GD Education

School districts licence our reading and math curriculum for grades K through 8. We started in 2012 and have grown to about 90 people.

The internship

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Gothenburg, and the stipend is paid monthly in Sri Lankan rupees. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. Strong written English is important, since much of our work is async.

Day to day

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Sri Lanka
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects

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

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 100,000 to LKR 135,000 per month

What we offer

• Free access to paid learning courses
• Certificate
• Informal dress code
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Flexible work hours

This posting may close early if we receive enough applications.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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