Software Engineer Intern

We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. We're looking for a Software Engineer Intern. 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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Senegal. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

What you will do

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

About you

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Based in Senegal for the duration of the internship
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• 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

3 months, starting Feb 2027. Stipend: XOF 160,000 - XOF 170,000/month.

Perks: Company laptop, Paid public holidays, Certificate of completion, Online learning budget, Flexible hours.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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