Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

Vickery Labs employs 240 people across engineering hubs in Basel and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers. Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

About the role:

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 Switzerland. The team meets in Basel once a quarter, travel covered. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish.

What you'll do:

• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations

What we're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Eligible to work in Switzerland
• Available for the full internship period
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Comfortable writing simple SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY)

Nice to have:

• Competitive programming practice on LeetCode, Codeforces or CodeChef

What you get out of it:

• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored

Duration: 5 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: CHF 3,400-CHF 3,600 monthly

Perks:

• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Company laptop
• Paid public holidays

Duration: 5 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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