Python Developer Intern

Who we are

Since 2019, the company has run a comparison site for car insurance, mortgages and credit cards.

Overview

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This role is fully remote within Sri Lanka. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

Day to day

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.

Who can apply

• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Sri Lanka.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.

Nice to have

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

What you get out of it

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• 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.

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: LKR 55,000 to LKR 75,000 a month

Perks

• Informal dress code.
• Internet allowance.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Flexible work hours.
• Mentorship from senior team members.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lagoon Online (Pvt) Ltd.