Software Developer Placement Student

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About the internship

Hawkford is hiring a Software Developer Placement Student for Jun 2027. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. You will intern remotely with our team in Chandler. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

What we're looking for

• Based in Latvia for the duration of the internship.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Nice to have

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

What you get out of it

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

Program dates: Jun 2027, 3 months.

Compensation: €1,550 - €1,650 monthly

Perks

• Flexible hours.
• Online learning budget.
• Certificate of completion.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jun 2027.

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