Software Development Intern

About us:

Clients are mostly credit unions, medical groups and municipal governments in Sindh. Every report is written by the person who did the testing, not a separate writing team. Nobody gets in trouble for clicking a test phish. You report it and move on.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Pakistan. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

Day to day:

• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.

Who can apply:

• Based anywhere in Pakistan.
• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection, ideally with a UPS backup.
• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.

What you'll learn:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next.

Duration: 2 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: PKR 55,000-PKR 75,000 pcm

What we offer:

• Performance bonus.
• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Informal dress code.
• Free access to paid learning courses.
• Flexible work hours.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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