Software Developer Placement Student (Remote)

Payroll, workers' compensation and onboarding for every associate are handled by our back office. Phones ring nonstop on Monday mornings.

Overview

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. Remote within the UAE. The team meets in Sharjah once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

What you'll do

• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• 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
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

Requirements

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in the UAE for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in the UAE
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

What you get out of it

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: AED 8,100 - AED 10,500 per month

Perks

• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Letter of recommendation
• Paid public holidays
• Flexible hours
• Certificate of completion

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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