SDE Intern (Work From Home)

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Chicago, Illinois and two nearshore delivery centres. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

About the internship

Skiffward is hiring an SDE Intern for Immediately. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our team is spread across 12 countries. Headquarters is in Chicago. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Chicago, and the stipend is paid monthly in taka. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. A quiet workspace and good internet are required.

What you'll do

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Basic qualifications

• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Based anywhere in Bangladesh
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2027

Preferred qualifications

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

What you'll learn

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next

Program dates: Immediately, 1 month.

Intern pay: BDT 40,000 - BDT 51,000 pcm

What we offer

• Free access to paid learning courses
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers
• 5 days a week
• Job offer on successful completion

This posting may close early if we receive enough applications.

Duration: 1 month. Start: Immediately.

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