WordPress Developer Intern

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

Overview

This internship suits a student who has already built a few websites and wants to work on a codebase with other people. We are headquartered in Warsaw and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Warsaw team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Working hours overlap with Central European Time.

Day to day

• Build reusable UI components and add them to the shared component library
• Fix layout bugs across Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and on small mobile screens
• Set up basic SEO tags, sitemaps and redirects when new pages go live
• Check pages with Lighthouse and fix accessibility issues such as missing alt text and low contrast
• Write simple Express.js routes and MongoDB queries for new features
• Keep a short daily log in Notion of what you worked on and where you got stuck
• Update content and plugins on the WordPress marketing site
• Connect frontend screens to REST APIs and handle loading and error states properly

Requirements

• Based in Sri Lanka
• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• Portfolio, GitHub or live project links showing at least two websites you built
• Able to commit 25 to 40 hours a week for at least 3 months
• Clear written English for Slack updates and ticket comments
• Solid basics of HTML, CSS and JavaScript (ES6)
• Currently pursuing B.Tech, BCA, MCA, BSCS or a related degree, graduating in 2027 or 2028
• Basic Git: cloning, branching, committing and opening a pull request

Bonus points

• Basic understanding of SEO and Core Web Vitals

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $300 - $350 per month

Perks

• Mentorship from senior team members
• Performance bonus
• Flexible work hours

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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