Summer Software Engineering Intern

Mumbai Commerce operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Traffic during holiday peaks can reach ten times normal levels, and the platform is built for it. We started in 1988 and have grown to about 112,900 people. We ship small changes daily rather than big quarterly releases.

The program

Mumbai Commerce is hiring a Summer Software Engineering Intern for Jun 2027. 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. Our team is spread across 9 countries. Headquarters is in Mumbai. Remote internship with a team based in Mumbai. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

What you'll do

• Raise pull requests on GitHub and respond to code review comments within a day
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Present a short demo of your work to the team every two weeks
• Pair with other engineers over screen share to work through tricky problems
• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

Basic qualifications

• Based in Zambia for the duration of the internship
• Available for the full internship period
• Available for 30 to 40 hours a week for the full internship period
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Basic understanding of data structures, OOP and how HTTP requests work
• 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

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Django, Flask, FastAPI or Express
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP

What you get out of it

• Code review on every pull request, so expect a lot of feedback on naming, tests and structure
• 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
• You will ship at least one feature that real users touch before the internship ends

Program dates: Jun 2027, 3 months.

Pay: $450 - $500 per month

Benefits for interns

• Online learning budget
• Certificate of completion
• Internet allowance
• Paid public holidays

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jun 2027.

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