Software Engineering Intern

Volunteers deliver meals, tutor students, sort donations and staff the front desk. We're looking for a Software Engineering Intern. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote, open to candidates across Australia. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

You'll help with

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

5 months, starting immediately. Stipend: $27.50 - $38.00 p/h.

Perks: Home working allowance, Reference on completion, Laptop provided, Flexible working hours, Graduate scheme fast-track interview, Access to online training.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

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