Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

About Donau Software

Headquartered in Vienna since 1999, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. Code review is required on every pull request, and nobody merges their own changes.

About the role

We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. Remote within Austria. The team meets in Vienna once a quarter, travel covered. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• 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.
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.

Who can apply

• Based in Austria for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in Austria.
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.

What you'll learn

• 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: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,750 to €2,350/month

What we offer

• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Online learning budget.
• Certificate of completion.
• Mentorship.
• Company laptop.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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