Software Engineer Trainee

About the work from home 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. Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer

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

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

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

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

Skill(s) required: JavaScript, English Proficiency (Written), REST API, Git

Who should apply

1. Available for the full internship period, work from home

2. Students or recent graduates of BIT, BCA, BBA, BBS or a related program

3. Own laptop and a reliable internet connection

4. Based in Nepal

Stipend: NPR 26,000-NPR 29,000 a month + incentives

Duration: 2 months | Start date: Jan 2027

Perks: Job offer on successful completion, Certificate, Performance bonus, Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers, Internet allowance

Number of openings: 2

About the company

Sprucewater Labs is a 21-person software shop in Kathmandu. The founders still answer support tickets. Everything runs on a single Rails app and one Postgres database, deployed on Heroku.

Duration: 2 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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