Software Developer Placement Student

Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku. Founded in 2001, we now have 42 employees. We keep recurring meetings to Tuesdays and Thursdays where we can.

The internship

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, open to candidates across Australia. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Responsibilities

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• 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

• Available for the full internship period.
• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

Preferred

• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

What you'll learn

• 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.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $5,000-$5,400 per month

What we offer

• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Laptop provided.
• Mentoring from an experienced team member.
• Access to online training.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.

Applications close when we find the right person, so get in early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Feb 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Melbourne Data Pty Ltd.