Summer Software Engineering Intern (Remote)

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 Summer Software Engineering Intern for Sep 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. Remote within Chile. The team meets in Santiago once a quarter, travel covered. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Responsibilities:

• Debug failing builds in the GitHub Actions pipeline and note what caused them
• Build REST API endpoints and document them in Postman or Swagger
• Profile slow endpoints and suggest fixes, such as adding an index or caching a result
• Add unit tests with pytest or Jest so new code does not lower coverage
• Write and test backend features in Python or Node.js under the guidance of a senior developer
• Refactor old modules when asked, keeping behaviour the same

Basic qualifications:

• Eligible to work in Chile
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Able to communicate clearly in written English on Slack and in pull requests
• Own laptop with at least 8 GB RAM and a reliable internet connection
• A GitHub profile with at least two projects you wrote yourself

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of Linux command line basics
• Exposure to Docker or a cloud platform such as AWS or GCP
• Any previous internship, hackathon or freelance coding work

What you get out of it:

• How a production codebase is organised, deployed and monitored
• Writing tests is part of the job here, and you will get good at it

Program dates: Sep 2027, 6 months.

Pay: CLP 1,050,000 to CLP 1,250,000 per month

Perks:

• Flexible hours
• Possibility of a full-time offer
• Letter of recommendation
• Mentorship
• Paid public holidays

Duration: 6 months. Start: Sep 2027.

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