Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

We partner with universities to run online degree programs, from course production to enrolment support. Since 1998, the platform has grown to more than 5,000 corporate customers. Deadlines cluster at the end of the quarter when clients spend their budgets.

About the internship:

Wheatside is hiring a Software Engineering Placement (12 months) for Immediately. 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 position. Most of the team is in Santiago, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Your projects:

• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

What we're looking for:

• Available for the full internship period
• Eligible to work in Chile
• Must be able to overlap at least 4 hours a day with the team's working hours
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express

What you get out of it:

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next
• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure

Program dates: Immediately, 5 months.

Compensation: CLP 1,150,000 - CLP 1,200,000/month

What we offer:

• Company laptop
• Certificate of completion
• Paid public holidays
• Letter of recommendation

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 5 months. Start: Immediately.

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