Software Engineer Trainee

Warehouses hold LED walls, line arrays, staging and lighting rigs for dozens of simultaneous shows. Founded in 1888, we now have 4,900 employees.

Internship overview

Flintlock Event Services is hiring a Software Engineer Trainee for Dec 2026. 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. You can work from home anywhere in India. We have no office requirement. Few meetings, lots of written updates. A stable internet connection and a backup power option are required.

Responsibilities

• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• 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
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

What we're looking for

• Are available for a full-time work from home internship for the entire duration
• Are able to join within 15 days
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection

Preferred qualifications

• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef

What you'll learn

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Program dates: Dec 2026, 6 months.

Intern pay: ₹32,000-₹34,000 monthly

Perks

• 5 days a week
• Job offer on successful completion
• Free access to paid learning courses

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Flintlock Event Services Ltd.