Software Engineering Intern

Planning is done in RightCapital and portfolios are managed in Orion. Quarter-end is busy, and everyone helps with client review prep.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. This role is fully remote within Iceland. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Responsibilities

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Based in Iceland for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Iceland
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work

Bonus points

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: ISK 380,000 - ISK 410,000/month

Perks

• Internet allowance
• Online learning budget
• Company laptop
• Possibility of a full-time offer

Duration: 5 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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