Software Engineer Trainee

About the internship

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Your day-to-day work will include:

1. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

2. Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets

3. Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger

4. Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

5. Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

Skill(s) required: REST API, SQL, JavaScript, Git, Linux, Data Structures, Java

Who should apply

1. Are able to join within 15 days

2. Women starting or restarting their careers are encouraged to apply

3. Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2027 batch)

4. Can commit full time, from home, for the whole internship

Stipend: ₹27,000-₹34,000 per month

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Perks: Informal dress code, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Laptop provided for the internship, Flexible work hours, Performance bonus

Number of openings: 8

About Claylight Labs

Our product started as a side project in 2017 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Uttar Pradesh. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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