Software Engineering Placement (12 months)

About Young Advisors

We know our clients well, often three generations of the same family.

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. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in the UK. Monday to Friday, regular working hours, flexible start and finish. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Responsibilities

• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

Who can apply

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• 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
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests

Bonus points

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Feb 2027

Stipend: £14.50 - £17.00 p/h

What we offer

• Access to online training
• Laptop provided
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Home working allowance

Successful applicants will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Feb 2027.

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