Software Developer Placement Student

About Harborlane Labs:

Harborlane Labs employs 440 people across engineering hubs in London and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers.

About the role:

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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the UK. Hours are flexible, with one short team call each morning.

Day to day:

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack

Requirements:

• Based in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• 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

What you'll learn:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: £24,000 - £32,000 pa

What we offer:

• Laptop provided
• Flexible working hours
• Home working allowance

This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

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