Summer Software Engineering Intern

WHO WE ARE

Headquartered in Cork since 1993, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

THE INTERNSHIP

The intern will work on internal tools and APIs used by our support and operations staff. Daily standup on Google Meet, everything else async on Slack. Remote, open to candidates across Ireland. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them.
• Fix bugs from the Jira backlog, starting with small, well-defined tickets.
• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day.
• 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.
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer.
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage.

WHO CAN APPLY

• Based in Ireland for the duration of the internship.
• Eligible to work in Ireland.
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends.
• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: €38,000 - €39,000 pa

PERKS

• Flexible working hours.
• Access to online training.
• Reference on completion.
• Laptop provided.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.

You must have the right to work in Ireland.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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