Software Engineer Trainee

About the work from home internship

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. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack.

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

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

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

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

Skill(s) required: Python, English Proficiency (Written), Data Structures, Node.js, JavaScript, SQL, REST API

Who should apply

1. Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration

2. Own a laptop and have stable internet at home

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

Stipend: $450 - $650/month

Duration: 4 months | Start date: Dec 2026

Perks: Informal dress code, Free access to paid learning courses, Internet allowance, 5 days a week

Number of openings: 5

About the company

Our engineering group is split into roughly 60 product teams, each owning its services end to end, with on-call shared across time zones. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Founded in 1992, we now have 6,100 employees. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within two weeks.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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