Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

Who we are

The product is a mobile app plus a React web dashboard, with a Python and PostgreSQL backend on AWS. Since 2018, the company has sold practice management software to dental and veterinary clinics in Australia.

Overview

Our Internal Tools 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. You can work from home anywhere in Australia. We have no office requirement. Standard office hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility around them.

Day to day

• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• 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.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.

Who can apply

• Available for the full internship period.
• Eligible to work in Australia.
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects.
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++.
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests.
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express.

What you'll learn

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $27.50 - $37.50 an hour

What we offer

• Laptop provided.
• Flexible working hours.
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Access to online training.
• Mentoring from an experienced team member.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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