Software Engineer Trainee

About Weaverboard Labs

Our product started as a side project in 2005 and now has a few hundred paying customers, mostly in Maharashtra. Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about.

About the role

Our Platform team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Remote position. Most of the team is in Navi Mumbai, but nobody is required to come in.

Day to day

• 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
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

Requirements

• Own a laptop and have stable internet at home
• Students currently pursuing B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, B.Sc or a related degree, or fresh graduates (2026 or 2027 batch)
• Are able to join within 15 days
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Pursuing a B.Tech, B.E., BCA, MCA, BS Computer Science or a related degree, graduating in 2026 or 2027
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

Nice to have

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work
• Contributions to an open source project, however small
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: ₹28,000 - ₹35,000 per month

What we offer

• Internet allowance
• Informal dress code
• Flexible work hours
• Letter of recommendation
• Performance bonus

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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