Software Developer Placement Student

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. We started in 1996 and have grown to about 2,000 people. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:

JNG Apps is hiring a Software Developer Placement Student for Jul 2027. The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Remote position. Most of the team is in Amsterdam, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• 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.

NICE TO HAVE:

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.

Program dates: Jul 2027, 10-12 weeks.

Compensation: €1,900 - €2,450 monthly

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid public holidays.
• Letter of recommendation.
• Mentorship.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Jul 2027.

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