Software Engineering Intern

Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it.

Internship overview:

Hawkford is hiring a Software Engineering Intern for Sep 2027. 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. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in Chandler, and the stipend is paid monthly in local currency. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central time. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Your projects:

• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

Who you are:

• Based in Switzerland for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in Switzerland
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred qualifications:

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

What you get out of it:

• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Program dates: Sep 2027, 12 months.

Pay: CHF 5,200-CHF 7,300 monthly

Perks:

• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion
• Mentorship
• Letter of recommendation
• Company laptop
• Flexible hours

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Duration: 12 months. Start: Sep 2027.

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