Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

Cunha Software is a 2-person software shop in Lisbon. The founders still answer support tickets. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

The internship:

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 position. Most of the team is in Lisbon, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning.

Responsibilities:

• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Who can apply:

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Portugal for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in Portugal
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• 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

What you get out of it:

• 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
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: €920 - €1,000/month

What we offer:

• Internet allowance
• Letter of recommendation
• Online learning budget
• Possibility of a full-time offer

Please mention your notice period and expected salary.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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