Software Engineer Intern

Who we are:

Incident response is a big part of the work: ransomware recovery, business email compromise and forensic investigations. Identity and access management projects, mostly Okta and Entra ID rollouts, have been part of the business since 2015.

About the role:

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Our headquarters is in Brownsville, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. Remote internship with a team based in Brownsville. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time.

Responsibilities:

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

What we're looking for:

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Kenya
• Based in Kenya for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

What you'll learn:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $600 - $700/month

What we offer:

• Internet allowance
• Flexible hours
• Mentorship
• Certificate of completion
• Company laptop

Duration: 3 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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