Software Developer Placement Student

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Internship overview:

Wheatside is hiring a Software Developer Placement Student for Jul 2027. 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 Chile. The team meets in Santiago once a quarter, travel covered. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Your projects:

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• 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.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

Who you are:

• Based in Chile for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Nice to have:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

What you'll learn:

• 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.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Program dates: Jul 2027, 12 months.

Compensation: CLP 1,100,000-CLP 1,250,000/month

Perks:

• Mentorship.
• Company laptop.
• Internet allowance.
• Certificate of completion.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Jul 2027.

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