Software Engineer Intern

We partner with universities to run online degree programs, from course production to enrolment support. Since 1998, the platform has grown to more than 5,000 corporate customers. Deadlines cluster at the end of the quarter when clients spend their budgets.

About the internship

Wheatside is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for Sep 2027. Our Core Services 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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Chile.

What you'll do

• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• 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

What we're looking for

• Eligible to work in Chile
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• 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

Nice to have

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you get out of it

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Program dates: Sep 2027, 12 months.

Intern pay: CLP 1,000,000 - CLP 1,350,000 per month

Perks

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

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Sep 2027.

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