Software Engineering Intern

Our content library includes over 20,000 courses in 15 languages. Accessibility testing against WCAG 2.1 AA is part of every release.

The internship

Our Core Services 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. This role is fully remote within Kenya. Few meetings, lots of written updates. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

What you'll do

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Based in Kenya for the duration of the internship
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: KES 50,000 - KES 51,000 pcm

What we offer

• Paid public holidays
• Company laptop
• Certificate of completion
• Flexible hours
• Internet allowance

Tell us your notice period and what salary you are looking for.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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