Software Engineering Intern

About Windlass Digital

Customers who call us usually reach someone who wrote the code they are asking about. We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios.

About the role

Our Platform 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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in New Zealand. Few meetings, lots of written updates.

What you'll do

Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same. Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day. Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack. 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. Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works. Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.

What we're looking for

Available for the full internship period. Eligible to work in New Zealand. Based in New Zealand for the duration of the internship. Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028. Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects. Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period. Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work. Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection. Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.

Nice to have

Contributions to an open source project, however small. Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef. Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP.

What you'll learn

Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure. Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it. Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next. You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: $44,000 - $58,000 pa

What we offer

Paid holiday accrued during the placement. Flexible working hours. Access to online training. Mentoring from an experienced team member. Reference on completion.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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