Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

About Marketing Pappas:

Stations in Crete include network affiliates and independent stations. Marketing Pappas owns more than 100 newspapers, TV stations and websites across Greece. Founded in 1954, we now have 290 employees. Copy editors read everything twice before it publishes.

Overview:

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 within Greece. The team meets in Heraklion once a quarter, travel covered. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

What you'll do:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Update the README and internal Confluence pages when you change how something works
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage

Who can apply:

• Eligible to work in Greece
• Available for the full internship period
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026 or 2027
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)
• Some experience with Git, even if only on college or personal projects
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours

What you get out of it:

• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: €850 - €860/month

Perks:

• Flexible hours
• Company laptop
• Online learning budget
• Internet allowance
• Letter of recommendation

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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