SDE Intern

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Colombo, Western Province and two nearshore delivery centres. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

The internship

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. This role is fully remote within Sri Lanka. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

Day to day

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Requirements

• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Sri Lanka.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• 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.

Bonus points

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: LKR 65,000 to LKR 70,000 pcm

Perks

• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Performance bonus.
• Job offer on successful completion.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Free access to paid learning courses.

We review applications as they come in.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Immediately.

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