Python Developer Intern

About us:

Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

Overview:

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 India. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

Day to day:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• 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.

What we're looking for:

• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply.
• Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• 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.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: ₹30,000-₹39,000 per month

What we offer:

• Performance bonus.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Internet allowance.
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Laptop provided for the internship.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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