Software Development Intern

Hobbyists in Canada make up most of our customers, and many have been buying since the beginning.

Overview:

Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Remote internship with a team based in Halifax. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

Day to 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
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day

What we're looking for:

• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: ₹47,000-₹53,000 monthly

Perks:

• Mentorship from senior team members
• Certificate
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Performance bonus

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

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