Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

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About the internship:

Hawkford is hiring a Software Engineering Placement (12 months) for Immediately. We need a student who can write clean code, test it and explain what it does. Prior internships are not required. You will intern remotely with our team in Chandler. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Core hours overlap with US Central time, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM CT. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Your projects:

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations.
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result.

Basic qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028.
• Based in Latvia for the duration of the internship.
• 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.
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work.
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period.
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection.

Preferred qualifications:

• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work.

What you'll learn:

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure.

Program dates: Immediately, 6 months.

Compensation: $2,050 - $2,250 per month

What we offer:

• Letter of recommendation.
• Paid public holidays.
• Company laptop.
• Internet allowance.

We may close the role early, so do not wait too long to apply.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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