Software Engineer Intern

Headquartered in Vienna since 1999, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

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 Austria. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

Responsibilities:

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Eligible to work in Austria
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: €1,900 - €2,150 per month

What we offer:

• Mentorship
• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion
• Flexible hours
• Paid public holidays

Please include your notice period and salary expectations.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Donau Software KG.