Software Engineer Intern

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Founded in 2013, the business writes the billing, metering and customer portal software that small water and electric utilities run on. Releases go out Tuesday mornings, never on Fridays.

About the role

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Remote internship with a team based in Jeddah. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will work Dubai business hours, Monday to Friday.

Day to day

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

Requirements

• Eligible to work in Brazil
• Based in Brazil for the duration of the internship
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

What you get out of it

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: R$10,500 - R$11,000 per month

What we offer

• Online learning budget
• Company laptop
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Flexible hours
• Letter of recommendation
• Mentorship

Duration: 5 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at TP Systems, LLC.