Software Developer Placement Student

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts.

Overview:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote position. Most of the team is in Aberdeen, but nobody is required to come in. You get a company laptop and a headset before you start.

Day to day:

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• 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.

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Contributions to an open source project, however small.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: £24,000-£31,000 per annum

Perks:

• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Mentoring from an experienced team member.
• Reference on completion.
• Laptop provided.
• Access to online training.

Please send your CV. A cover letter is welcome but not required.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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