Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

About Coastgate Labs:

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We started in 1991 and have grown to about 330 people.

Overview:

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. Remote within Italy. The team meets in Palermo once a quarter, travel covered. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. Good written English matters here, since most updates are written.

Day to day:

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• 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

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Available for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have:

• Contributions to an open source project, however small

What you'll learn:

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• 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

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,100-€1,300 per month

What we offer:

• Internet allowance
• Flexible hours
• Online learning budget

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Coastgate Labs S.r.l..