Python Developer Intern

We employ 4,500 people across underwriting, claims, actuarial, IT and customer service. Regional offices in Karachi and five other cities support agents and policyholders.

About the internship:

Merrick Mutual is hiring a Python Developer Intern for Dec 2026. 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. Remote, open to candidates across Pakistan. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

What you'll do:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

What we're looking for:

• Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred qualifications:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

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

Program dates: Dec 2026, 3 months.

Intern pay: PKR 60,000 - PKR 70,000 per month

What we offer:

• Flexible work hours
• 5 days a week
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• Letter of recommendation
• Internet allowance

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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