Python Developer Intern

About the internship

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

2. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

3. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

4. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

5. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems

6. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.

7. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

8. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.

Skill(s) required: Python, REST API, English Proficiency (Written), Node.js, SQL, Data Structures, Java

Who should apply

1. Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship

2. Are able to join within 15 days

Stipend: ₹60,000 to ₹65,000/month + incentives

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Perks: Free access to paid learning courses, Job offer on successful completion, Performance bonus, Laptop provided for the internship, Mentorship from senior team members

Number of openings: 2

About Shaw Apps

Our product started as a side project in 1994 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Victoria. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Shaw Apps Pty Ltd.