Python Engineering Intern

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 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. We started in 2001 and have grown to about 2,500 people.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:

Elbe Cloud is hiring a Python Engineering Intern for May 2027. 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. Our headquarters is in Berlin, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Berlin team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with Central European Time. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

YOUR PROJECTS:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• 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.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.

Program dates: May 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Compensation: $48.00 to $49.50 per hour

PERKS:

• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.
• Home office setup stipend.

Elbe Cloud is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

New hires usually start two to three weeks after accepting an offer.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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