Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

About us

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Founded in 2010, the business writes the billing, metering and customer portal software that small water and electric utilities run on.

The internship

This is a hands-on coding internship. Most of the work is in Python and Node.js, with some SQL and a bit of shell scripting. Remote position. Most of the team is in Doha, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Available for the full internship period
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• 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
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

What you'll learn

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: QAR 8,500 - QAR 9,700 per month

What we offer

• Letter of recommendation
• Mentorship
• Flexible hours

We will only contact shortlisted applicants.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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