Software Engineering Intern

About us

Content moderation runs around the clock, with reviewers in multiple time zones and languages. Since 2009, the company has expanded from listings into payments, shipping and seller financing.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within Kenya. The team meets in Nairobi once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

What you'll do

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• 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.
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works.

Requirements

• Eligible to work in Kenya.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Preferred

• Contributions to an open source project, however small.
• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.
• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: KES 43,000 - KES 52,000 per month

What we offer

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Company laptop.
• Paid public holidays.
• Online learning budget.
• Mentorship.
• Letter of recommendation.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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