Software Engineer Trainee

About the work from home internship

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

2. Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

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

4. Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks.

5. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

6. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

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

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

Skill(s) required: SQL, JavaScript, Python

Who can apply

1. Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home

2. Based anywhere in Pakistan

3. Own a laptop and have stable internet at home, ideally with a UPS backup

4. Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program

Stipend: PKR 60,000-PKR 65,000 per month

Duration: 3 months | Start date: Immediately

Perks: Performance bonus, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Job offer on successful completion, Free access to paid learning courses

Number of openings: 3

About the company

Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts. Founded in 2005, we now have 280 employees. Laptops are MacBook Pros, and you pick your own editor.

We review applications as they come in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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