Summer Software Engineering Intern

Small accounting firms in England use our engagement letter and e-signature tool, and most heard about us from a colleague. We are a small, self-funded team building a booking app for independent salons and tattoo studios. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

About the role

Our Integrations team is five engineers working fully remote across two time zones. The intern picks up small backend tickets first and moves to bigger features once comfortable. Remote position. Most of the team is in London, but nobody is required to come in. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

What you'll do

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Join the daily 15-minute standup on Google Meet and post a short written update in Slack
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Query and update data in PostgreSQL or MySQL, including simple migrations
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result

Who can apply

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself
• Good grasp of at least one programming language: Python, Java, JavaScript or C++

What you'll learn

• Certificate and letter of recommendation on completion, plus a pre-placement offer for strong performers
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it
• Weekly 1:1 with your mentor to go over what went well and what to work on next

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: £24,000 to £26,000 per annum

What we offer

• Home working allowance
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Flexible working hours
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview
• Laptop provided

Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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